Composer: Luigi Boccherini
Performer: Northern Consort, Vincent van Ballegooijen, Izhar Elias
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Aliud
Catalogue: 725307
Release: 2021
Size: 2.18 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
String Quintet Op. 31 No. 2 in D major, G326
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Andante Lento
03. III. Minuetto
04. IV. Rondo
Quintet No. 13 in G major for Oboe and String Instruments, Op. 55 No. 1
05. I. Allegretto con vivacita
06. II. Allegretto
Guitar Quintet in E minor, G451
07. I. Allegro moderato
08. II. Adagio
09. III. Minuetto
10. IV. Allegretto
Quintet for oboe and string quartets, Op. 55, No. 2, G432
11. I. Andantino
12. II. Minuetto
Quintet No. 20, in D Major, for 2 Violins, Viola and 2 Cellos G. 284, Op. 18 / 2
13. I. Allegro Assai
14. II. Adagio
15. III. Minuetto
16. IV. Allegro Assai
Luigi Boccherini occupies a special place in cellists’ hearts: he must have been a phenomenal player, and, happily, he was also a composer. His exceptional knowledge of the technical possibilities of the cello helped him create a completely knew sound-palette. It is particularly evident in his chamber music, with its splendid vocalic lines, often revealing an undertone of melancholy, combined with impressive virtuosity, and with a wink or a smile appearing now and then from under the surface. The settings are very varied: not only calling for two celli, but also for two violas, and for a wide variety of solo instruments with string quartet: violin, oboe and guitar.