Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805)
Part Two
Tuesday 26 April 2005 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)
Repeated: Tuesday 3 May 2005 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)
2/5. Presented by Donald Macleod. Boccherini is largely known today for just one work, his Minuet from the E major String Quintet. His contribution to the development of chamber music was remarkable, where he introduced various innovations and composed a total of 489 pieces.
Playlist
String Quartet in A major op.8 no. 6 (first movt extract)
Apponyi Quartet
AM 1111-2 Tr 9
String Quintet in E major op.11 no.5 G275
Isaac Stern & Cho-Liang Lin (violins)
Jaime Laredo (viola)
Yo-Yo Ma & Sharon Robinson (cellos)
SONY SK 53983 Tr 5-8
String Quintet op.29 no.2 1st movement
Sigiswald Kuijken, Alda Stuurop (violins)
Anner Bylsma, Wieland Juijken (cellos)
Lucy van Dael (viola)
SONY SB2K 63190 CD1 Tr 5
Cello Concerto in B flat G482
Arr. Grützmacher
Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman (director)
SONY MK 39964 Tr 1-3
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