Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805)
Part Five
Friday 29 April 2005 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Friday 6 May 2005 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
5/5. Donald Macleod explores Boccherini's final years which were full of misfortune, and tries to uncover why his music, considered inventive, original and worthwhile, is so little heard.
Playlist
Stabat Mater (1781)
Agnès Mellon
Ensemble 415
HARMONIA MUNDI HMC 901378 Tr 1-11
Guitar Quintet no.9 in C G453 "La Ritirata di Madrid"
Pepe Romero
Chamber Ensemble of ASMF
PHILIPS 438 769-2 CD2 Tr 14