Boccherini:String Quartets

On this CD:

1. String Quartet in E-flat major, Op.32/1, G201
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Wouter Moeller, Wiel Peeters, Jaap Schroder, Alda Stuurop

2. String Quartet in E minor, Op.32/2, G202
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Wouter Moeller, Wiel Peeters, Jaap Schroder, Alda Stuurop

3. String Quartet in D major, Op.32/3, G203
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Wouter Moeller, Wiel Peeters, Jaap Schroder, Alda Stuurop

4. String Quartet in C major, Op.32/4, G204
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Wouter Moeller, Wiel Peeters, Jaap Schroder, Alda Stuurop

5. String Quartet in G minor, Op.32/5, G205
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Wouter Moeller, Wiel Peeters, Jaap Schroder, Alda Stuurop

6. String Quartet in A major, Op.32/6, G206
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Wouter Moeller, Wiel Peeters, Jaap Schroder, Alda Stuurop

Boccherini:String Quartets, Music, Wouter Moeller, Luigi Boccherini, Wiel Peeters, Alda Stuurop, Jaap Schroder, Chamber, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Quartet for Four String Instruments
Boccherini: Quintets For Guitar And Strings
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • barefoot kicker
  • Vivid & stylish performances
  • Joyous
 Boccherini: Quintets For Guitar And Strings

Manufacturer: Philips
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  5. Boccherini: String Quartets, Opp. 32 and 39

ASIN: B00000417Y
Release Date: 1994-01-18

Tracks:

  1. No. 1 In D Minor, G. 445: 1. Allegro moderato
  2. No. 1 In D Minor, G. 445: 2. Cantabile
  3. No. 1 In D Minor, G. 445: 3. Minuetto
  4. No. 1 In D Minor, G. 445: 4. Finale (Allegro assai)
  5. No. 3 In B Flat, G. 447: 1. Allegro moderato
  6. No. 3 In B Flat, G. 447: 2. Tempo di minuetto
  7. No. 3 In B Flat, G. 447: 3. Adagio
  8. No. 3 In B Flat, G. 447: 4. Allegro
  9. No. 5 In D, G. 449: 1. Andantino pausato
  10. No. 5 In D, G. 449: 2. Minuetto
  11. No. 5 In D, G. 449: 3. Allegro giusto
  12. No. 5 In D, G. 449: 4. Andantino pausato con variazioni - Allegro giusto
  13. No. 7 In E Minor, G. 451: 1. Allegro moderato
  14. No. 7 In E Minor, G. 451: 2. Adagio
  15. No. 7 In E Minor, G. 451: 3. Minuetto
  16. No. 7 In E Minor, G. 451: 4. Allegretto

Tracks:

  1. No. 2 In E, G. 446: 1. Maestoso assai
  2. No. 2 In E, G. 446: 2. Adagio - Allegretto
  3. No. 2 In E, G. 446: 3. Polacca (Tempo di minuetto)
  4. No. 4 In D, G. 448 (Fandango): 1. Pastorale
  5. No. 4 In D, G. 448 (Fandango): 2. Allegro maestoso
  6. No. 4 In D, G. 448 (Fandango): 3. Grave assai - Fandango
  7. No. 6 In G, G. 450: 1. Allegro con vivacit
  8. No. 6 In G, G. 450: 2. Andantino lento
  9. No. 6 In G, G. 450: 3. Tempo di minuetto
  10. No. 6 In G, G. 450: 4. Allegretto
  11. No. 9 In C, G. 453 (La Ritirata di Madrid): 1. Alegro maestoso assai
  12. No. 9 In C, G. 453 (La Ritirata di Madrid): 2. Andantino
  13. No. 9 In C, G. 453 (La Ritirata di Madrid): 3. Allegretto
  14. No. 9 In C, G. 453 (La Ritirata di Madrid): 4. La Ritirata di Madrid

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars barefoot kicker.......2007-01-10

Boccherini's Quintets for Guitar and Strings do not highlight the guitar as solo instrument in the way that better-known Baroque concerti frame and focus upon their respective solo instruments. Rather, the instrument insinuates itself into a company of strings and plays along with them, sometimes providing a steady background and occasionally emerging as a conventional soloist.

Like a soccer player who becomes an NFL kicker, this unexpected entree of the guitar into an unfamiliar environment displays pleasing crossover skills and unanticipated potentialities.

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble gives a truly splendid performance. Boccherini writes for a vivacious violin, and he certainly finds his desideratum among this ensemble. Indeed, the violin is arguably more prominent in this music than the guitar.

One does not finish a careful hearing of this performance astonished by Pepe Romero's technical virtuosity. Boccherini does not set this artist up for such an outcome. Rather, one concludes with admiration and gratitude for Romero's ability to sublimate certain soloist prerogatives and integrate himself fully into this string-ish company, where he plays with evident cameraderie.

The quality of the sounds produced by the Philips engineers is stunning, a word one strives not to use loosely.

¡Viva Romero and his tribe!

Field goals and extra points, after all, win football games.

5 out of 5 stars Vivid & stylish performances.......2006-10-26

Pepe Romero teams up with members from the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields Chamber Orchestra. Though originally released in the late 1970's, this is still the best recording of the guitar quintets of Luigi Boccherini. The playing is first rate, and the balance between guitar and strings is just right. (In most such recordings the guitar is either inaudible or unnaturally bloated.) Personally I'm not fond of all Boccherini's guitar quintets--one critic grumped that they're more fun to play than to hear. But No. 4 with its famous "Fandango" and No. 9 "La Ritirata di Madrid" are delightful.

4 out of 5 stars Joyous.......2005-12-06

A joyous celebration. That's the best way I can describe his music. It transport me to the past where I can wander around with grand ladies and gentlemen of the court, or go sailing off into the mist.
Boccherini: Guitar Quintets
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • "Lovely melodies spill forth unhindered"
 Boccherini: Guitar Quintets

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ASIN: B000059WLC
Release Date: 2001-03-13

Tracks:

  1. Qt VI. in G, G.450: Allegro Con Vivacita
  2. Qt VI. in G, G.450: Andantino Lento
  3. Qt VI. in G, G.450: Tempo Di Minuetto (Trio/Minuetto Da Capo)
  4. Qt VI. in G, G.450: Allegretto
  5. Qt V. in D, G.449: Andantino Pausato
  6. Qt V. in D, G.449: Minuetto/Allegro (Trio/Minuetto Da Capo)
  7. Qt V. in D, G.449: Allegro Giusto
  8. Qt V. in D, G.449: Andantino Pausato Con Var - Allegro Giusto
  9. Qt IV. in D, G.448 'Fandango': Pastorale
  10. Qt IV. in D, G.448 'Fandango': Allegro Maestoso
  11. Qt IV. in D, G.448 'Fandango': Grave Assai - Fandango

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "Lovely melodies spill forth unhindered".......2006-04-10

Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805): Guitar Quintets Vol. 1 (G. 450; G. 449; G. 448 "Fandango"). Performed by Richard Savino, guitar, and the Artaria Quartet (Elizabeth Blumenstock, Katherine Kyme, Anthony Martin and Elisabeth Le Guin).
Recorded in October, 1989, by Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California.
Harmonia Mundi. Originally released as HMU 907026. Re-released in 2001 in the Classical Express series as HCX 3957026. Total time: 56'54".

Luigi Boccherini was, in fact, a cellist, and is today perhaps best remembered for his cello concertos, which, in his day, were considered to be on a par with Haydn. Boccherini was a major figure in the European music scene at the end of the 18th century, and that despite the fact that he spent a great part of his life in provincial Spain, away from the great cultural centers of Europe. His large musical output was by no means limited to cello concertos; he produced symphonies and a great deal of chamber music, especially quartets and quintets. A number of these he re-worked towards the end of his life, adding a guitar and thus giving the pieces a peculiarly Spanish flavor. Elisabeth Le Guin and Richard Savino describe the resulting sound in the CD booklet, and their description is so accurate that I would like to quote it here: "Boccherini creates a handsome blend, using the guitar variously as a sonic underlay, rather like continuo, and as a sweet-voiced soloist. What is most endearing, as always in Boccherini, is his artlessness. Lovely melodies spill forth unhindered ..."

The performance on this CD is as accurate and as charming as the verbal description quoted above. There is no competition here between soloist and string quartet, but rather a delightful harmony that makes for relaxing listening where one can allow oneself the luxury of following now one instrument, then another, the guitar being all the while present but never dominant. This is made a further pleasure by the pleasant acoustics and the wonderful engineering. Full marks! After hearing this, I soon went on to buy the other two discs in this series, both equally enjoyable.
Boccherini: Guitar Quintets 1-6
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    		Boccherini: Guitar Quintets 1-6

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    Release Date: 2001-01-09
    The Music of a Victoria Christmas
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    • Not just for Christmas
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    		 The Music of a Victoria Christmas

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    ASIN: B000002SNH
    Release Date: 1992-11-10

    Tracks:

    1. Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring - Christopher Parkening
    2. O Come, All Ye Faithful - Empire Brass
    3. The Last Spring - Academn Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
    4. Canzon - Taverner Consort
    5. Minuet - Academn Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
    6. Gagliarda Seconda - Tragicomedia
    7. Dance Of The Sugarplum Fairy - Andre Previn
    8. Suite De Voltes - Early Music Consort Of London
    9. Sonata A Quattro In A - Philharmonic String Soloists Of Berlin
    10. Sheep May Safely Graze - George Thalben-Ball
    11. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentleman - Empire Brass
    12. Allemanda - Various Artists
    13. Canon - Academn Of St. Martin-In-The-Fields
    14. God Alone Should Have My Heart - Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
    15. Fantasia On Greensleves - Vernon Handley
    16. Allegro Non Molto - Taverner Players
    17. Largo - Taverner Players
    18. Allegro - Taverner Players
    19. Joy To The World - Empire Brass

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Not just for Christmas.......2001-01-07

    Even though I recieved this CD after Christmas, I've enjoyed the music more than most of my recent purchases. There are only a couple of selections that would be considered Christmas carols, but even those, along with the others, are some of the loveliest music you could hope to find. Relaxing and uplifting at the same time. I'll be playing this all year round.

    5 out of 5 stars This music is heavenly!.......2000-12-14

    While not all of the music presented on this CD is what one would consider "traditional" Christmas fare, I happen to find this a refreshing mix of recognized Christmas favorites tossed in with a wonderful rendition of great classical favorites. This pairing makes for a delightful classical Christmas CD which is both contemplative yet stirring. It happens to be the favorite Holiday CD in my collection. In fact, when Christmas is over, I hate to put it away!
    Luigi Boccherini: Quintets IV, V & VI for String Quartet & Guitar - The Artaria Quartet / Richard Savino
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      		Luigi Boccherini: Quintets IV, V & VI for String Quartet & Guitar - The Artaria Quartet / Richard Savino
      Luigi Boccherini , Richard Savino , Peter Maund , and The Artaria Quartet
      Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi
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      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B0000007CN
      Release Date: 1992-02-12

      Tracks:

      1. Quintet No. 6 in G, G.450: Allegro con vivacita
      2. Quintet No. 6 in G, G.450: Andantino lento
      3. Quintet No. 6 in G, G.450: Tempo di Minuetto (Trio - Minuetto da Capo)
      4. Quintet No. 6 in G, G.450: Allegretto
      5. Quintet 5 in D, G.449: Andantino pausato
      6. Quintet 5 in D, G.449: Minuetto - Allegro
      7. Quintet 5 in D, G.449: Allegro giusto
      8. Quintet 5 in D, G.449: Andantino pausato con variazioni - Allegro giusto
      9. Quintet 4 in G, G.448 'Fandango': Pastorale
      10. Quintet 4 in G, G.448 'Fandango': Allegro Maestoso
      11. Quintet 4 in G, G.448 'Fandango': Grave assai - [11.1] Fandango
      Boccherini & Verdi: String Quartets
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        		Boccherini & Verdi: String Quartets

        Manufacturer: Denon Records
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        ASIN: B00000DSZ4
        Release Date: 1993-08-30
        Quartets 1-6 for 2 Harpsichords / Fandango
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          		Quartets 1-6 for 2 Harpsichords / Fandango
          Boccherini , Christie , and Rousset
          Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
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          ASIN: B00007EEK4
          Release Date: 2004-08-10
          Boccherini: String Quartets, Op. 58, Nos. 1-6
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            		Boccherini: String Quartets, Op. 58, Nos. 1-6

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            ASIN: B000001RSZ
            Release Date: 1994-07-26

            Tracks:

            1. Qt Op.58 No.1 (G 242) in C: Allegro
            2. Qt Op.58 No.1 (G 242) in C: Larghetto
            3. Qt Op.58 No.1 (G 242) in C: Allegro Vivo Assai
            4. Qt Op.58 No.2 (G 243) in E flat: Allegretto Lento
            5. Qt Op.58 No.2 (G 243) in E flat: Menuetto. Allegro
            6. Qt Op.58 No.2 (G 243) in E flat: Larghetto
            7. Qt Op.58 No.2 (G 243) in E flat: Finale. Allegro Vivo Assi
            8. Qt Op.58 No.3 (G 244) in B flat: Larghetto
            9. Qt Op.58 No.3 (G 244) in B flat: Allegro Vivo Assai
            10. Qt Op.58 No.3 (G 244) in B flat: Allegro Giusto

            Tracks:

            1. Qt Op.58 No.4 (G 245) in b: Allegro Molto
            2. Qt Op.58 No.4 (G 245) in b: Andantino Lento
            3. Qt Op.58 No.4 (G 245) in b: Rondeau. Allegro Ma Non Presto
            4. Qt Op.58 No.5 (G 246) in D 'Le Cornamuse': Andante Sostenuto
            5. Qt Op.58 No.5 (G 246) in D 'Le Cornamuse': Allegretto Gaio
            6. Qt Op.58 No.5 (G 246) in D 'Le Cornamuse': Andante Sostenuto Come Prima
            7. Qt Op.58 No.5 (G 246) in D 'Le Cornamuse': Presto
            8. Qt Op.58 No.6 (G 247) in E flat: Allegretto Moderato
            9. Qt Op.58 No.6 (G 247) in E flat: Larghetto
            10. Qt Op.58 No.6 (G 247) in E flat: Allegro Giusto E Sostenuto
            Boccherini: Quintets
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            • If you like Vivaldi, you'll LOVE Boccherini!
            		 Boccherini: Quintets
            Luigi Boccherini , Pina Carmirelli , Philipp Naegele , Marcy Rosen , David Starobin , Philip Setzer , Gary Hoffman , and Toby Hoffman
            Manufacturer: Sony
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            Binding: Audio CD

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            ASIN: B0000027JP
            Release Date: 1991-07-16

            Tracks:

            1. Quintet For Guitar, 2 Violins, Viola & Cello, G. 449 In D Major: I - Andantino pausato
            2. Quintet For Guitar, 2 Violins, Viola & Cello, G. 449 In D Major: II - Minuetto: Allegro
            3. Quintet For Guitar, 2 Violins, Viola & Cello, G. 449 In D Major: III - Allegro giusto
            4. Quintet For Guitar, 2 Violins, Viola & Cello, G. 449 In D Major: IV - Andantino pausato con variazioni
            5. Quintet For Guitar, 2 Violins, Viola & Cello, G. 451 In E Minor: I - Allegro comodo
            6. Quintet For Guitar, 2 Violins, Viola & Cello, G. 451 In E Minor: II - Adagio
            7. Quintet For Guitar, 2 Violins, Viola & Cello, G. 451 In E Minor: III - Minuetto
            8. Quintet For Guitar, 2 Violins, Viola & Cello, G. 451 In E Minor: IV - Allegretto
            9. Quintet For 2 Violins, Viola & 2 Cellos, Op. 28, No. 2, G. 308 In A Major: I - Allegro vivace
            10. Quintet For 2 Violins, Viola & 2 Cellos, Op. 28, No. 2, G. 308 In A Major: II - Minuetto
            11. Quintet For 2 Violins, Viola & 2 Cellos, Op. 28, No. 2, G. 308 In A Major: III - Larghetto
            12. Quintet For 2 Violins, Viola & 2 Cellos, Op. 28, No. 2, G. 308 In A Major: IV - Allegro vivace

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars If you like Vivaldi, you'll LOVE Boccherini!.......2007-05-20

            I credit the film MASTER AND COMMANDER with introducing me to Boccherini's music. My wife and I bought the soundtrack CD, which has the piece where a cello is strummed like a guitar--remember?

            This is one of 5 CDs I then purchased to find out what other wonderful music this man created. Often Boccherini gives his pieces an interesting Spanish flavor. (Not surprising, since he moved from Italy to Spain.)

            Although Boccherini died in poverty in his old age (as did Vivaldi, whose joyous music is so similar in spirit), his quintets and other works seem to be attacting much attention nowadays.

            We often buy music for the moods it creates in us. If you wish to own some highly inventive and original feel-good music, this CD would be an excellent choice.

            Since buying this for myself, I have given this CD as a gift to two of my best friends in the past month.
            Boccherini: String Quartets, Opp. 32 and 39
            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
            • Elegant Music, Elegantly Performed
            		 Boccherini: String Quartets, Opp. 32 and 39

            Manufacturer: Naxos
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            1. Boccherini: String Quartets, Op. 32, Nos. 3-6
            2. Boccherini: String Quintets; Minuet in A /Europa Galante * Biondi
            3. Boccherini: Cello Sonatas, Vol. 1
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            ASIN: B00005NUOL
            Release Date: 2001-10-16

            Tracks:

            1. Str Qt in A, Op.39, G213: Allegro Moderato
            2. Str Qt in A, Op.39, G213: Minuetto: Allegro
            3. Str Qt in A, Op.39, G213: Grave
            4. Str Qt in A, Op.39, G213: Allegro Giusto
            5. Str Qt in E flat, Op.32 No.1, G201: Allegretto Lentarello E Affettuoso
            6. Str Qt in E flat, Op.32 No.1, G201: Minuetto
            7. Str Qt in E flat, Op.32 No.1, G201: Grave
            8. Str Qt in E flat, Op.32 No.1, G201: Allegro Vivace Assai
            9. Str Qt in e, Op.32 No.2, G202: Largo Sostenuto
            10. Str Qt in e, Op.32 No.2, G202: Minuetto/Larghetto/Minuetto
            11. Str Qt in e, Op.32 No.2, G202: Rondeau Comodo Assai

            Customer Reviews:

            5 out of 5 stars Elegant Music, Elegantly Performed.......2005-08-14

            As with all put-downs, there is a grain of truth to the famous one that attached to Luigi Boccherini. Some wag somewhere or other once called him "Haydn's wife," presumably because his music is less compositionally rigorous than Haydn's. It can't really be because it is less ardent or forceful, because it is often just that, whether in the case of Boccherini's underrated symphonies or in his largely unknown string quarters. Take the Allegro vivace assai finale of the Op. 32, No. 1. This is wonderfully spirited music that happens not to have very distinguished musical building blocks--in fact, it almost sounds more like a progression of interesting bridge material than recognizable melodies strung together by such material. However, because Boccherini writes so skillfully for the string quartet and propels the music with such élan, you hardly notice. You're just happy to be along for the ride.

            And then, making a 180-degree turn, is Op. 32, No. 2, which starts with a lovely dark Largo dominated by a noble theme that is entirely memorable. In fact, as you listen to this music, you realize that the finale to Op. 32, No. 1, is an exception; melodiousness is the hallmark of Boccherini's string quartet style. The elegant melodies and the filigree work that Boccherini uses to bridge between them are always much more important than the development of said themes. Thus it's fair to say that his quartets retain more of the Rococo ideal of chamber music than do Haydn's or Mozart's, which use rigorous development as a way to expand the emotional bounds of the string quartet.

            Be that as it may, these three quartets of Boccherini are beautiful, beautifully written works that are always entertaining, even if they are never profound. Quartetto Borciani perfectly captures Boccherini's spirit and delivers performances that are the height of elegance and refinement. Beautifully realistic sound rounds out the picture. Recommended to all lovers of 18th-century chamber music.

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