Iskender Savasir asks:
> How would you distinguish these two tempo markings?
>
> Any suggestions, references, speculations most welcome.
As far as tempo goes, they are roughly the same -- very slow. For me,
the characters of the two differ. Largo implies a broad, generous
character -- as in Handel's famous Largo, "Ombra mai fu" from Serse --
while Lento a slow and "smooth" one.
Steve Schwartz
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