Largo _ Georg Friedrich Händel

[MUNIKE2000]

Uma da mais lindas musicas que eu ja ouvi, abencoado seja Haendel onde ele estiver. Que esteja fazendo outras musicas tao lindas como essa.

[christiane6023]

Das spielte ich mit 2 Klarinetten und Orgelbegleitung in der Hochzeitsmesse

meines Bruders (1996). Ein unvergessliches Erlebnis.

[napoli320]

Magnifico !

[6M1F9]

beautiful

[HeiligensErzengel]

Its more than funeral music ......... its comfort, its fare well, its giving the leaving greet, hope for those still on earth to learn for the lightfilled empire ..........

[Perthreus]

ease

warmth

comfort and also

humility...

[TheChill4u]

Beautiful Song From Handel, Absolutely Wonderful!!! :-)

[Xerdocreisson]

Sounds a lot like Bach's Air, doesn't it?

[mickinson]

@Xerdocreisson If you have a poor ear for music I guess.

[HeiligensErzengel]

@Xerdocreisson It does.

[universalbot]

Hammer... wer schreibt heute noch solch Gedanken und emotionen in Musik???

[FWKart]

@universalbot Niemand! Wunderschön dieses Lied

[ZeekWolfe1]

@FWKart Ich bin verworren. Konnen Sie, bitte, ubersetzen "Niemand Wundershon dieses Lied" nach Englisch.

Mein Ubersetzen "Nobody beautiful this song" scheinen absurd. Danke!

[urharzer]

simply great

[PapagenoHannover]

Here with teh beautuful Recitativ and the tender words.

[JGMagoo]

I chose this song for the Prelude music for our wedding.

We celebrated our 48th anniversary yesterday.

I still get tears of joy when I hear it.

[TheTexn]

@JGMagoo Congratulations on your 48th anniversary.

[franzhab]

Wunderschön!!

[dlparkhurst]

What a beautiful piece of music and done by none other than the wonderful George F. Handel. This version is so tender and is done with such compassion. Praise God.

[KatharsisWorks]

I lam learning the melody on flute :)

[camposi]

Yes - ombra mai fu!

[camposi]

Wonderful piece - I can´t understand that a person could give a "thumb down to it" This music is healing like Bach´s largo. Both pieces are equivalent!

[Dingerooz]

To alilapointe1 .... Well it is a Largo, but if you cannot hear the moving poignancy of the violin score you have a hearing problem, in my humble problem! To restrict your listening capability to just two composers is a sad state of affairs. Try harder is my advice alilapointe1.

[bunnyz324]

thats an overture

[hikochin001]

荘厳

[paradoxicus]

La version resulta demasiado romantica y alejada de su espiritu original.Aun asi,se escucha con agrado.

[jansenepart]

most wonderful touching sound indeed

heavenly divine music

[tnhounddawg]

Most beautiful melody,perfect !

[buddaski]

peaceful. wonderful. ...ful.

[wtc175]

Very nice indeed. I only heard Tangerine Dreams synth version of this - which is also very good. Nice to hear the full orchestral version.

[BFMVFreak95]

It was the song of my great-grandmother`s funral today... I can`t stop crying when I listen to it.. ='(

[catman13ger]

@BFMVFreak95

i can understand u so well. it was played on may grandfather's funeral two weeks ago. and it was my mum who "played" the "singer-part" on the flute for her father.

she had played it on another funeral about three years ago - they had recorded it and gave the cd to us.

it was the most emotional moment of my life...

[ReneBorroto]

I agree. Even today, Mozart sounds like he is from 2-3 centuries ahead of our time. I just wonder what the reaction of crowds was back then in the 2nd half of the 18th century - girls screaming and fainting at Tyl's theatre in Prague while listening to Piano Sonata 16, Rondo alla Turca and so on.

[ReneBorroto]

I wish that the day I died, Xerxes is played at the right moment I pass away.

Not because this is funeral music. It is heavens music.

What I mean is I would die with piece of mind if this music is being played at that very moment.

[nakedBison69]

I would agree with you, except that I would probably agree to have Jewish music played instead, since that is what I am. that is how I would feel if I ever got married as well: I would love to play, for example,Pachelbel's famous Canon in D is my bride and I march up the aisle, but I would not want to cause controversy among my Jewish familyand friends, so Jewish music would be played instead.

[achantus1]

@ReneBorroto I know exactly what you mean.

[jim447]

@ReneBorroto me too, it is so relaxing to listen to.

[klakster99]

Just another little tidbit. This piece is mentioned in Thornton Wilders "Our Town", and played by Mr Stimson during the first act.. The Paul Newman as "Stage Manager" version on DVD is OK, but it's a play that needs to be seen LIVE. The staging of a performance of this play by a local church made tghis a very poignent experience that brought me to tears by the end.

[NBWrestlera1]

Exactly. Several years ago, I was in a production of "Our Town", appearing as Doc Gibb. The actor portraying Webb brought in a recording of Handel's Largo, which led our sound directlor to ask, "What the hell is that?" Ultimately, Editor Webb and I became lovers, the second time this piece of music played a significant role in my life.

[prk57]

This was played at our wedding--30 years ago! It was played for the processional of the bridesmaids and me, the bride!! It is very inspirational! I love Handel's music!!!

[nakedBison69]

Mozart, Handel, and Bach...the three greatest composers who ever lived...

[ReneBorroto]

I agree with your ranking, Beethoven comes in a close 4th place

[nakedBison69]

Most people actually consider Beethoven to be the greatest of them all, but my favorite is Mozart. The way I see it, is that Bach is very cerebral, Beethoven is very emotional, and Mozart is the healthy balance in between the two. And I think that if Mozart had been born when Handel and Bach were born, that he would have written music very similar to that of Handel. Put another way, I think Mozart is a continuation of Handel rather than Bach.

[alilapointe1]

the only two artist who's music deserved to be listened to are mozart and beethoven and all the others were on the payroll

employees ,handle left 20.000 pounds when he died ,mozart and beethoven left drats of the best music ever

know tell me how boring is this handle ?

[Dingerooz]

@alilapointe1 ... Well it is a Largo, but if you can't hear the beautiful poignancy of the violin score then you have a hearing (or perhaps a listening) problem. To restrict your music library to just two composers is a very sad situation. My advice to you alilapointe1 is to try a little harder.

[almosten]

@alilapointe1, you seem to be very young.. and still somewhat "exclusive" :)

Soon you will like Handle et al. Ehm, Beethoven, you should know, worshiped him, don't forget.

See ya in ten years!

[alilapointe1]

@almosten thank you fo making laugh, but honestly he made some good baroque music but he lacked personal charachter he would have never composed don giovanni or cosi fan tutti too risky for his position don't you think ?

ps : iam 40

[alilapointe1]

are dead then are you?

[Elafra62]

Ich liebe das Largo von Händel sehr.

Einfach toll.

[joistick182]

AMAZING!

[ontheruntrixey]

did you ever feel empty-er???

[NBWrestlera1]

Quite simply, the most beautiful piece of music ever written.

[nakedBison69]

While I can think of some other exquisitely beautiful pieces of music by such giants as Bach and Mozart, I cannot really disagree with you here. These three minutes of music is absolutely astounding. When listening to this music, I feel as if G-d Himself is embracing me.

[XQlusiveProductions]

stop giving credit to people who had nothing to do with it. God didn't write it, and I am getting seriously sick when people claim he did. Handel was an extraordinary man and he, and only he, deserves the respect for this piece. Not your imaginary being, keep it out of it. I am rather happy to know that this music was written by a human, because it tells me that there still is good in this world. God on the other hand fills me with disgust.

[nakedBison69]

exclusiveProductions thinks that G-d is a person. no wonder exclusiveProductions is seriously sick.  exclusiveProductions worships American Dictator Kenyan oBongo. exclusiveProductions fills G-d with disgust

[XQlusiveProductions]

Okay, first, I'm not American. Secondly, why can't you spell God? It looks ridiculous the way you're writing it.

Ah screw it. You're a wanker anyway...

[nakedBison69]

exclusive productions is a ridiculous wanker anyway

[bluhdstool]

it seems this song is more of a mass song in church than opera and it seems bach and handel right alot of church music like bach's joy of man

[Einhorn82]

Sehr schön!

[beyondhere]

Best ever.....my Grandmother used to love playing it on our piano....thank you.

[luciiole87]

we'ra going to play this Largo next month .. it's sooo beautiful... !!! i luv it

[plf10]

Spot on!

[sirgio777]

Best Rendition of this piece. If there are others out there let me know.....