Boccherini String Quintets- Vol. VII
Boccherini: String Quintets, Vol. VII
Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805) was an exact contemporary of Josef Haydn, and knew his Austrian colleague well. He also knew the younger Mozart. Although Haydn is credited with developing the String Quartet (Boccherini was himself no slouch when it came to composing quartets), and Mozart likewise with the Quintet, it is Boccherini who can lay claim to establishing the string quintet as a major chamber music form. It is his works that influenced the masterpieces by Mozart, the solitary work by Beethoven, and most importantly, the towering example by Schubert. As a cellist, Boccherini ensured that the cello had a prominent role in the quintets (the cadenza in the trio of no.4), and especially in the almost vocal, song like writing of the slow movements.
Tracklist:
Luigi Boccherini
00:00:00 Quintetto I in A Major, G. 301: Andante con un poco di moto
00:08:33 Quintetto I in A Major, G. 301: Allegro con moto
00:11:50 Quintetto II in G Major, G. 302: Allegro
00:17:20 Quintetto II in G Major, G. 302: Minuetto, Trio
00:22:15 Quintetto III in E Minor, G. 303: Moderato assai
00:29:16 Quintetto III in E Minor, G. 303: Minuetto, Trio
00:34:25 Quintetto IV in Eb Major, G. 304: Sostenuto
00:43:08 Quintetto IV in Eb Major, G. 304: Minuetto, Trio
00:47:10 Quintetto V in G Minor, G. 305: Moderato
00:52:17 Quintetto V in G Minor, G. 305: Minuetto, Trio
00:56:50 Quintetto VI in B Minor, G. 306: Allegro moderato
01:03:49 Quintetto VI in B Minor, G. 306: Minuetto, Trio