Händel Largo from Xerxes (Ombra Mai Fu) – Christoph Bull on The Great Organs of First Church

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A note from Christoph:

This is an instrumental version of the opening aria Ombra Mai Fu from Georg Friedrich Händel's opera Xerxes.

The opera premiered in 1738. In the aria, the main character Xerxes I of Persia admires the shade of a tree called Platanus orientalis.

The aria was originally composed for a soprano castrato. Thankfully, the practice of castrating prepubescent boys in order to preserve their pristine voices has been discontinued and in modern performances the piece is sung by a countertenor, contralto or mezzo-soprano. It can also be sung by a tenor or high baritone an octave below.

This instrumental organ version was recorded and filmed at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles during the second rehearsal run-through on May 14, 2021, in preparation for the weekly half-hour Live Stream Organ Concert on May 16, 2021.

FCCLA Organist-in-Residence: Christoph Bull
FCCLA AV Team: Kaspar Abbo, Danny Hesse, Marc Doten, David Saldaña

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