Biography
Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (, also US: ; Italian: [riˈdɔlfo luˈiːdʒi bokkeˈriːni] ; 19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era whose music retained a courtly and galante style even while he matured somewhat apart from the major classical musical centers. He is best known for the minuet from his String Quintet in E, Op. 11, No. 5 (G 275), and the Cello Concerto in B♭ major (G 482). The latter work was long known in the heavily altered version by German cellist and prolific arranger Friedrich Grützmacher, but has recently been restored to its original version. He is also particularly well known for his Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid (Night Music of the Streets of Madrid). Boccherini's output also includes several guitar quintets. The final movement of the Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D (G 448) is a fandango, a lively Spanish dance.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Haydn: Cello Concerto In C / Boccherini: Cello Concerto In B Flat
1967
The Academy In Concert II
1980
The Rage Of 1710
1979
Italų Muzika
1976
Gitarrequintette
1974
Adagio
1973
Symphonien Op. 35 Nr. 1 - 6
1971
A Pops Serenade
1969
Pops Varieties
1969
Plays Italian Sonatas
1967
Concierto De Aranjuez / Quintett, Op. 50, Nr. 2 + Werke Von = Works By Bach · Scarlatti · Mudarra U. A.
Soft Lights Sweet Music
Guitarra - The Guitar In Spain
1985
The World's Greatest Cellists: Beethoven Archduke Trio / 2 Brahms Cello Sonatas / Boccherini Cello Sonata, Kodály Cello Sonata
1973
The Art Of
Credited work
4,544 releases · 802 albums · active 1950–2026
- Performance · 4,893
- Other credits · 83
Studios: Abbey Road Studios · Kingsway Hall · Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden · Historisches Zeughaus, Neuss
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Boccherini
- Haydn
- Jacqueline Du Pré
- Vivaldi
- Joseph Haydn
- Julian Bream
- Pablo Casals