Boccherini: Quintets

1. Quintet for guitar & strings, No.5 in D major, G449
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
with Pina Carmirelli , Philipp Naegele , Marcy Rosen , David Starobin , Joseph Genualdi

2. Quintet for guitar & strings, No.7 in E minor, G451
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
with Pina Carmirelli , Philipp Naegele , Philip Setzer , David Starobin , Peter Wiley

3. String Quintet in A major, Op.28/2, G308
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
with Pina Carmirelli , Gary Hoffman , Toby Hoffman , Ramon Bolipata , Michaela Paetsch

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Average customer rating: An excellent performance as usual. String Quintets, Boccherini/ Biondi/ Europa Galante 10 / 10 from Classics Today Liberation of "Haydn's Wife" A lesser-known delight

Boccherini: String Quintets; Minuet in A /Europa Galante * Biondi Luigi Boccherini , Fabio Biondi , Enrico Casazza , Europa Galante , Ernesto Braucher , Maurizio Naddeo , and Antonio Fantinuoli Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music $9.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Boccherini: Fandango, Sinfonie & La Musica Notturna di Madrid Corelli: 12 Concerti grossi, op. 6 The Best of Boccherini Vivaldi: Concerti per mandolini Vivaldi - Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione / Europa Galante, Biondi ASIN: B000059GRG Release Date: 2001-05-08

Tracks:

1. Quintet Op. 25 No. 6
2. Quintet Op. 25 No. 6
3. Quintet Op. 25 No. 6
4. Quintet Op. 25 No. 6
5. Quintet Op. 25 No. 4
6. Quintet Op. 25 No. 4
7. Quintet Op. 25 No. 4
8. Quintet Op. 25 No. 4
9. Quintet Op. 25 No. 1
10. Quintet Op. 25 No. 1
11. Quintet Op. 25 No. 1
12. Quintet Op. 25 No. 1
13. Quintet Op. 11 No. 5

Amazon.com's Best of 2001

Boccherini wrote about 100 string quintets, and if the three on this disc are anything to go by, they're a treasure trove of inventive music, melodically rich, full of surprising twists and turns, and with moments of great depth (as in the austerely beautiful Larghetto that opens the D minor Quintet). Written during Boccherini's stint as court composer in Madrid, these are "can't-miss" pieces, as is the encore track, the delicious Minuet from the Quintet Opus 11 No. 5, beloved by film fans for its use as a plot device in Alec Guinness's 1955 British comedy, The Ladykillers. The sympathetic playing of these musicians, drawn from the outstanding period performance band Europa Galante, makes this a major addition to the catalogue. The group's leader and first violinist on this disc is Fabio Bondi, whose solo recordings establish him as perhaps the finest of period practitioners. He shines in his solo turns, his colleagues play with spirited abandon, and the result is as delightful an hour of listening as you're likely to find on disc. --Dan Davis

Customer Reviews:

An excellent performance as usual........2007-06-10

Europa Galante does not disappoint with this performance and their refreshingly vital interpretation is a joy to listen to.
I only wish they would record on DVD audio or simillar wide bandwidth medium to reproduce more faithfully the full dynamic range of the music.

String Quintets, Boccherini/ Biondi/ Europa Galante.......2007-05-13

The Boccherini quintets are a rare example of the string quintet format that allowed the composer to play his cello with the resident string quartet. In this recording Biondi brings his spirit to the music and brings it to life with the skill and sentitivity to line and phrasing that the players of Europa Galante bring. The recording is clean well balanced. One does not get the feeling of being inside the instruments favored so much by so many contemprary producers yet it still retains a feeling of intimacy really essential to chamber music. This is a fine recording of works rarely found together with such quality. In some ways the final minuet in A is such a cliche that it spoils the feeling from the quintets.

10 / 10 from Classics Today.......2006-09-08

10 out of 10 for performance and 10 out of 10 for sound

Liberation of "Haydn's Wife".......2005-05-28

It's a too bad that Boccherini's two-cello quintet configuration didn't catch on the way the standard quartet did; it's such a rich sonority. (Haydn-Mozart-Vanhal should have invited another cello-playing friend to join them.) I haven't heard many recordings of the quintets, but have liked all that I have heard, and these performances especially. Biondi and four members of Europa Galante really bring these pieces to life. If they would just continue recording more Boccherini, maybe he would rise in current opinion to the place he deserves. This recording alone should destroy the old "wife of Haydn" slur.
From these players' imaginative interpretations, to the composer's playful experiments with form, this disc is a delight throughout.
In the opening Allegro of the A minor work the development ends with a dancing theme, which is played straight the first time, but on the repeat it is transformed into startlingly furious guitar-strumming and stamping of heels; then, the trio of the following movement is like a reminiscence of this vivid dance.
The C major Quintet should be given some nickname like "Nights in the Taverns of Spain" -- you can almost smell the wine on the players' breath as they drunkenly laugh, argue, and try to tell sentimental stories in the woozy first movement.
The D minor Quintet opens with a deep slow movement then builds to a real flywheel of a Rondo fourth movement finale.
The Minuet tacked onto the end of the disc is a bit of a letdown after the previous, but hear it as an encore and it's just fine. Who could argue about a few more minutes of such wonderful string sound?

A lesser-known delight.......2005-04-30

"Boccherini who?" you ask. While not anywhere near as widely known as peer composers like Haydn or Mozart, the Italian Boccherini wrote a plethera of chamber music during his years serving under the Spanish court palace - an appointment not unlike Haydn's at Esterhaza - with some of it approaching these other masters. Notably, a lot of it focused on the cello - to the delight of celloist throught the centuries. You can hear the likeness of Haydn's tricks and Mozart's wit in these works, composed around 1778. Yet, Boccherini's twin-cello quintets (and especially in the guitar quintets on other discs) are quite different and have a most captivating "Spanish flavor" to them that bursts forth with a spring-like freshness and life.

Readers of "The Rough Guide to Clasical Music" will have seen this CD featured. And deservingly so as it is a really wonderful, full-of-life recording of some unique music of the classical era. And who more to bring them to life than Fabio Biondi and The Europa Galante. It is pretty much a given that Fabio Biondi will bring a dynamic and vibrant quality to whatever music he is playing and these quartets are no exception to that rule. It is not quiet chamber music to play in the background, but chamber music that jumps out of the speakers and captivates your senses. This is due in part to the wider dynamic range (pp to ff) that the Galante uses to create more drama, especially in the lively outer movements. For those shopping for the "Minuet in A," look no further - this one is a gem, full of charm and whimsy. I have many recordings by Biondi and placed this among my absoulte favorites. Thankfully too these quartets are recorded in very good sound on Veritas with a presence that is not too upfront or overly "spacious" - allowing clear definition of textures especially in the quiet passages which Biondi plays equistely. The Europa Galante bring just the right flair and "sunny Spanish flavor" to Boccherini's cello-rich music that make this CD an enthusiastic recommendation. 5 stars.

Average customer rating: barefoot kicker Vivid & stylish performances Joyous

Boccherini: Quintets For Guitar And Strings Manufacturer: Philips ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Best of Boccherini Giuliani: Complete Guitar Concertos Boccherini: String Quintets; Minuet in A /Europa Galante * Biondi Boccherini: Fandango, Sinfonie & La Musica Notturna di Madrid Boccherini: Cello Concertos, Vol. 2 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:

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.

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.

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.

Average customer rating: Forgotten Gems Brought to Light! Excellent addition Relaxation music with a kick pure pleasure "Fandango" has a spanish flair and played with such novice.

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Tracks:

1. Flute Concerto In D, Op. 27: I. Allegro moderato
2. Flute Concerto In D, Op. 27: II. Adagio
3. Flute Concerto In D, Op. 27: III. Rondeau
4. String Quintet In E, Op. 13 No. 5: Minuet
5. Guitar Quintet No. 4 In D: I. Pastorale
6. Guitar Quintet No. 4 In D: II. Allegro maestoso
7. Guitar Quintet No. 4 In D: III. Grave assai - Fandango
8. String Quartet In D, Op. 6 No. 1: I. Allegro vivace
9. String Quartet In D, Op. 6 No. 1: II. Adagio
10. String Quartet In D, Op. 6 No. 1: III. Minuetto In Rondeau
11. Cello Concerto In B Flat: I. Allegro moderato
12. Cello Concerto In B Flat: II. Andantino grazioso
13. Cello Concerto In B Flat: III. Rondo (Allegro)

Tracks:

1. Symphony No. 3 In C, Op. 12: I. Allegro con molto
2. Symphony No. 3 In C, Op. 12: II. Andantino amoroso
3. Symphony No. 3 In C, Op. 12: III. Tempo di minue
4. Symphony No. 3 In C, Op. 12: IV. Presto ma non tanto
5. Guitar Quintet No. 9 In C 'La Ritirata di Madrid': I. Allegro maestoso assai
6. Guitar Quintet No. 9 In C 'La Ritirata di Madrid': II. Andantino
7. Guitar Quintet No. 9 In C 'La Ritirata di Madrid': III. Allegretto
8. Guitar Quintet No. 9 In C 'La Ritirata di Madrid': IV. 'La Ritirata di Madrid'
9. Symphony No. 5 In B Flat, Op. 12: I. Allegro con spirito
10. Symphony No. 5 In B Flat, Op. 12: II. Adagio non tanto
11. Symphony No. 5 In B Flat, Op. 12: III. Minuetto
12. Symphony No. 5 In B Flat, Op. 12: IV. Prestissimo

Customer Reviews:

Forgotten Gems Brought to Light!.......2006-08-31

This was among my very first Boccherini albums (I own 34) and I consider it an absolutely essential collection of his music.

CONS: I wish the Quintet in E were presented in its entirity as this album presents it alone and thus out of its immediate context. Also, the playing on the Guitar Quintet #4 is a bit anemic, especially in the Fandango which sounds much better when played with force and zest(I strongly recommentd the version by Europa Galant) though Boccherini's beauty shines through. Finally, the Flute Concerto is not by Boccherini at all, but by Franz Pokorny.

PROS: Out of the four versions of the Cello Concerto in B flat that I own, this is BY FAR the most beautifully realized version. Its playing is so strong and full of life that I am continually amazed each time I hear it. Its Andantino Grazioso is one of the most beautiful pieces of music that you will ever hear. Boccherini has here reached the sublime. Also, this is the original version of this concerto as written by Boccherini, not the fake Greutzmacher hackjob that appears on some albums.
The String Quartet in D opens with an invigorating Allegro Vivace that is played with such excitement and warmth it will make you immagine you are running through a field of tall grass in the summertime.
The Allegro of the Symphony No. 3 stands up to any of Hayden or Mozart's symphonies. Its brief violin solo is gorgeous!
Finally, the Guitar Quintet #9 is at the same time full of kinetic brilliance and fragile tenderness.

The songs on this album are all gorgeous creations that deserve so much more of the spotlight than they currently have. In all, this is a GREAT introduction to the music of one of history's most beautiful (though forgotten) composers. I warmly recommend this to you.

Excellent addition .......2006-06-17

for any classical music collection.
I listen to this at work in my office. Relaxing and stimulating at the same time.

Relaxation music with a kick.......2006-03-24

I love his music. This CD just confirms that. Very good background music to relax by. Some of the selections have a little spice to them. It's that Spanish flair coming out I guess. Could listen to it everyday.

pure pleasure.......2004-05-30

wonderful recording...a perennial favorite perfect for a relaxing summer evening.

"Fandango" has a spanish flair and played with such novice........1999-04-14

Boccherini- The first classical masterpiece which comes to our mind is his "Minuet". Bochherini has composed over 100 string quintets especially when he was in Spain. No wonder the third movement-Grave assai-in the Guitar Quintet No.4 in D (Fandango)composition has such added spanish tinge to it. Pepe Romero on the guitar accompanied by the Academy of St.Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble has captured the essence of the music with great brilliance. This Phillips recording would be a worthy addition to your classical collection.

Average customer rating: "Lovely melodies spill forth unhindered"

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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:

"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.

Average customer rating: The classical heritage

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Customer Reviews:

The classical heritage .......2006-04-16

The visible embellishment of this noble instrument was enriched still more by the Spanish composers, who following the traces of his contemporaries. In the case of Fernando Sor, Haydn was his musical guide, where as Aguado, could establish himself with major vehemence, due its particular style, based in the notable right-hand articulation, eschewed the classical patterns, being able to print his own music a flamboyant and refined character.

In the particular case of Fernando Sor, we have a wisdom blending of the counterpoint technique, an evocative mood from his own that, added the well known influence of the Italian composers (Domenico Cimarrosa and Giovanni Batista Pergolesi) and his beloved love for the Operatic genre, allowed him to enrich still more the lyrical possibilities of the guitar. Besides, unlike Nicolo Paganini, for instance fortunately did not transform the guitar in a simple device to show his overwhelming gifts. He used the guitar to play music, on the opposite approach of Paganini who used the music as mere device to play his instrument.


In the guitar genre there has not been most deserved and superb tribute to Mozart that this Variations Op. 9 based on a motive of The most famous Mozart ?s Magic Flute. Loaded of such imaginative freshness and enraptured inspiration you may notice that one of the Variations conserves an undeniable Italian flavor; this is one of the most beloved hidden treasures the guitar can offers us, which raise with special charm in the hands of this formidable soloist.

Aguado on the contrary acquired due his personal state of things, a notable adroitness who excelled by far, to Sor, so his musical approaches rode in opposite directions, trying to exploit at maximum levels the technical possibilities of the instrument.


Julian Bream makes a colossal tribute to both composers in this egregious and golden album.

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Boccherini: String Quintets, Vol. 4 Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Similar Items: Boccherini: Clavier Quintets (Complete) Boccherini: String Quintets Vol. 3 Boccherini: String Quintets, Vol. 2 Boccherini: String Quintets, Vol. 1 Brixi: Organ Concertos ASIN: B000O77SI6 Release Date: 2007-07-17

Tracks:

1. Allegro Moderato
2. Grave
3. Minuetto, Trio
4. Allegro Assai
5. Allegro Assai
6. Adagio
7. Minuetto, Trio
8. Allegro Assai
9. Allegro Molto
10. Larghetto
11. Tempo Di Minuetto, Trio
12. Rondeau Allegro

Tracks:

1. Allegro
2. Largo Cantabile
3. Minuetto Con Moto, Trio
4. Allegro Assai, Andantino, Allegro Assai
5. Allegro Moderato
6. Lento
7. Allegro Con Moto
8. Grave
9. Allegro
10. Minuetto, Trio
11. Presto

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Boccherini: String Quintets, Vol. 2 Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Brilliant Classics | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Boccherini: String Quintets, Vol. 1 Boccherini: String Quintets Vol. 3 Boccherini: Clavier Quintets (Complete) Boccherini: Complete Guitar Quintets Boccherini: String Quintets, Vol. 4 ASIN: B000EQ5QFO Release Date: 2006-03-28

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Boccherini: String Quintets Vol. 3 Boccherini , and La Magnifica Comunita Manufacturer: Brilliant Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Brilliant Classics | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Boccherini: String Quintets, Vol. 1 Boccherini: String Quintets, Vol. 2 Boccherini: Clavier Quintets (Complete) Boccherini: Complete Guitar Quintets François Couperin: Chamber Music (Complete) ASIN: B000KHYO46 Release Date: 2007-01-16

Tracks:

1. Maestoso
2. Larghetto Con Espressione
3. Minuetto: Allegro
4. Presto
5. Allegro Maestoso
6. Larghetto
7. Presto
8. Prestissimo
9. Largo
10. Tempo Di Minuetto, Trio
11. Presto

Tracks:

1. Allegro
2. Andante Sostenuto
3. Fuga (Allegro Giusto)
4. Andantino
5. Allegro Giusto
6. Presto Assai
7. Andante Sostenuto
8. Allegro Con Spirito
9. Minuetto
10. Rondeau, Allegro

Average customer rating: Delightful music, gorgeous playing

Boccherini: Guitar Quintets, Vol. 2 Richard Savino , and The Artaria Quartet Manufacturer: Hmf Classical Exp. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music CDs Under $7 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Classical General | Classical | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music $6.99 and Under | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music All Classical Music Blowout | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Composers, A-Z | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Instrumental | Classical Music Blowout | Stores | Music Similar Items: Boccherini: Guitar Quintets Boccherini: Complete Guitar Quintets Lute Music, Vol. 2 Piano Trios 2 John Johnson: Lute Music ASIN: B00005N8CZ Release Date: 2001-09-11

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Delightful music, gorgeous playing.......2006-04-15

Luigi Boccherini (1743 – 1805): Guitar Quintets Vol. 2 (Quintets No. 1 thru 3, G. 445 – 447; these are transcriptions by the composer of his piano quintets Op. 57, Nos. 4,5 and 2).
Performed by Richard Savino, guitar, and The Artaria Quartet (Elizabeth Blumenstock, Katherine Kyme, Anthony Martin and Elisabeth Le Guin).
Recorded in September, 1990, at Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California.
Harmonia Mundi. Re-issued in 2001 as HCX 3957039. Total time: 70’29”.

Having bought and thoroughly enjoyed Vol. 1 of this three-volume series with Boccherini’s eight guitar quintets played on period instruments, I had no hesitation in buying Vol. 2. And I was certainly not disappointed: the music here is equally delightful (“Lovely melodies spill forth unhindered”, R. Savino in the liner notes), the sound quality well-nigh perfect and the playing absolutely gorgeous. If you love the sound of the guitar and can imagine enjoying light, tuneful violin and cello playing along with it, this is definitely one for you. All three discs in the series belong to the highlights of my CD collection and even accompanied me to hospital while I was undergoing treatment for cancer in 2003 (although they can, of course, best be enjoyed on high-quality home stereo).

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Stokowski Transcriptions: Bach, Beethoven, Boccherini, etc. Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by J.S. Bach | Bach, Johann Sebastian | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Beethoven | Beethoven, Ludwig van | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Boccherini | Boccherini, Luigi | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Franck, César | ( F ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Debussy | Debussy, Claude | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Rachmaninov | Rachmaninov, Sergei | ( R ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Organ | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Sawallisch, Wolfgang | ( S ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Cantatas | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Cantatas | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Classical | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Opera & Vocal | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphoses; Concert Music for Strings and Brass; Bartók: The Miraculous Mandarin - Suite Liszt: Piano Concertos; Totentanz; Hungarian Fantasy Baroque Trumpet Concertos Lalo: Symphonie espagnole; Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen: Massenet: Thaïs - Meditation Lehár: Waltzes ASIN: B00009KHYI Release Date: 2005-03-01

Tracks:

1. Sheep May Safely Graze
2. Sleepers Awake
3. Ein Feste Burg Ist Unser Gott
4. Toccata And Fugue In D Minor, BWV 565
5. Minuet
6. 'Moonlight' Sonata
7. Prelude In E Minor, Op.28 No.4
8. Panis Angelicus
9. Andante Cantabile
10. 'At The Ball'
11. Clair De Lune
12. La Cathedrale Engloutie
13. Prelude In C Sharp Minor

Track Listings:

1. Brahms: Piano Trio in B No1, Op8; Dvorak: Trio No4
2. Brahms: The 21 Hungarian Dances/The 16 Waltzes
3. Bruckner: Symphonies 7 & 8
4. Celebrated Italian Singers Perform Italian Songs
5. Classical Daydreams
6. Classical Offering
7. Claudia Muzio
8. Complete Aksel Schiøtz Recordings, Vol. 5: Romances by C.E.F. Weyse
9. Complete Aksel Schiotz Recordings, Vol. 4: Hidden Treasure Records
10. Cops Play Pops [Import]

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1982: It Was a Live Cassette [Live]

Concerto for Cello & Chamber Orchestra

Country n' Rock n' Roll n' Rhythm n' Blues

Walk 'em: Decca Sessions

Creeper [Import]

Give It Away/I Like Your Lovin/(For God's Sake) Give More Power to the People [Import]

Build Your Baby's Brain

Beethoven: Concertos Nos. 1 & 3

Best of the Best [CD-single]

Compact Jazz: Erroll Garner

Coeur de Verre

Eat Me in St Louis [Import] [Original recording remastered]

Cream Live [Import]

Just.Live (Soul.Full His.Story)

Boy Child: The Best of Scott Walker 1967-1970