Boccherini: String Quartets, Op. 32, Nos. 3-6

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This is one of those CDs that are hard to take out of the player, so wonderful is the music, accomplished the playing, and realistic the sound. Boccherini churned out music bursting with attractive melodies and splendid instrumental effects, though without quite the level of sophisticated development and emotional depth that would enable history to rank him on the Mozart-Beethoven level. Still, it would be a terrible shame to miss music of such winning charm. It's not just pretty, either, as witness the inventive string writing in the first movement of the fourth quartet of the set, wonderfully marked "allegro bizzarro." And the Larghetto of that work is expressive, as are the slow movements throughout. The Borciani Quartet is named for their teacher, the leader of the great Quartetto Italiano, and their performance is firmly in the hallowed tradition of that group: big-toned, alert to nuances, and flawlessly played. There's 79 minutes of pure delight on this disc, a bargain if ever there was one. --Dan Davis

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Boccherini: String Quartets, Op. 32, Nos. 3-6
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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 Boccherini: String Quartets, Op. 32, Nos. 3-6

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ASIN: B00005UO8K
Release Date: 2002-02-19

Tracks:

  1. Allegro Vivo
  2. Adagio
  3. Allegro Vivo, Ma Non Presto
  4. Allegro Bizzarro
  5. Larghetto
  6. Allegro, E Con Brio
  7. Allegro Comodo
  8. Andantino
  9. Minuetto Con Moto
  10. ALlegro Giusto - Capriccio Ad Libitum
  11. Allegro
  12. Andantino Lentarello
  13. Minuetto Con Moto
  14. Finale: Presto Assai

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This is one of those CDs that are hard to take out of the player, so wonderful is the music, accomplished the playing, and realistic the sound. Boccherini churned out music bursting with attractive melodies and splendid instrumental effects, though without quite the level of sophisticated development and emotional depth that would enable history to rank him on the Mozart-Beethoven level. Still, it would be a terrible shame to miss music of such winning charm. It's not just pretty, either, as witness the inventive string writing in the first movement of the fourth quartet of the set, wonderfully marked "allegro bizzarro." And the Larghetto of that work is expressive, as are the slow movements throughout. The Borciani Quartet is named for their teacher, the leader of the great Quartetto Italiano, and their performance is firmly in the hallowed tradition of that group: big-toned, alert to nuances, and flawlessly played. There's 79 minutes of pure delight on this disc, a bargain if ever there was one. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Virtuoso playing.......2006-03-14

This recording, (and the recording of the other two quartets from Op. 32 on 8.555042) is a bargain if you are captivated by Boccherini. I suppose he is an acquired taste, not so beloved by those who prefer Haydn's superior intellectual gifts. But as pure music, Boccherini's is wonderful.

The alternative set on Das Alte Werk (Telfunken), (which I have on LP), by Quartetto Esterhazy is much more characterful on original instruments. But that doesn't necessarily make it better.

These performances are somewhat more "modern" sounding, clean cut, virtuoso, lots of brio etc. Very much in the Italianite tradition, you might say.

People who already love Boccherini will probably buy both. If you haven't sampled Boccherini before, start here. The price is right!

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