Luigi Boccherini
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Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini
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.
Biography
Boccherini was born into a musical family in
Later patrons included the French ambassador to Spain,
Works
Much of Boccherini's chamber music follows models established by Joseph Haydn; however, Boccherini is often credited with improving Haydn's model of the string quartet by bringing the cello to prominence, whereas Haydn had frequently relegated it to an accompaniment role. Some sources for Boccherini's style are in the works of a famous Italian cellist, Giovanni Battista Cirri, who was born before Boccherini and before Haydn, and in Spanish popular music.
A virtuoso cellist, Boccherini often played violin repertoire on the cello, at pitch, a skill he developed by substituting for ailing violinists while touring. This supreme command of the instrument brought him much praise from his contemporaries (notably Pierre Baillot, Pierre Rode, and Bernhard Romberg), and is evident in the cello parts of his compositions (particularly in the quintets for two cellos, treated often as cello concertos with string quartet accompaniment).
He wrote a large amount of chamber music, including over one hundred string quintets for two violins, viola and two cellos (a type which he pioneered, in contrast with the then common scoring for two violins, two violas and one cello), a dozen guitar quintets, not all of which have survived, nearly a hundred string quartets, and a number of
Boccherini's works have been catalogued by the French
With a ministerial decree dated 27 April 2006, the Opera Omnia of the composer Luigi Boccherini were promoted to the status of Italian National Edition.
Boccherini's style is characterized by Rococo charm, lightness, and optimism, and exhibits much melodic and rhythmic invention, coupled with frequent influences from the guitar tradition of his adopted country, Spain.
Recordings
- Complete Symphonies, Vol. I–VII, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, Johannes Goritzki, CPO 999401-2[10]
- Cello Concertos, Enrico Bronzi, Accademia I Filarmonici di Verona, Brilliant Classics 92618 (2005)[11]
- Complete Flute Quintets, Vol. I–III, Rafael Ruibérriz de Torres, Francisco de Goya String Quartet, Brilliant Classics 96074 (2021)[12]
- Guitar Quintets, Vol. I–III, Zoltán Tokos, Danubius String Quartet, Naxos 8.503255[13]
- String Quintets, Vol. I–X, La Magnifica Comunita, Enrico Casazza, violin, Brilliant Classics 92503, 92889, 93076, 93346, 93566, 93820, 93744, 94002, 93977, 94961 (2005–2011)[14]
Boccherini's music is heard in the 2003 feature film Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.
Media
(All performed by Jacques Lochet, violin and synthesiser.)
See also
References
- ^ "Boccherini, Luigi". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (in Italian). Treccani. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
- ^ "Boccherini, Luigi". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. n.d. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Boccherini". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Boccherini". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ "Boccherini". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
- ^ The standard modern full-length biography is by Jaime Tortella, Boccherini: un músico italiano en la España ilustrada, 2002; there is no comparable biography in English.
- ^ "Luigi Boccherini". Encyclopaedia Britannica. May 25, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ AllMusic
- ^ José Antonio Boccherini Sánchez and Christina Slot Wiefkers were explicitly thanked in Elisabeth Le Guin, Boccherini's Body: An Essay in Carnal Musicology, 2006:xxii.
- ^ "Luigi Boccherini, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, Johannes Goritzki – 28 Symphonies". Discogs. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Boccherini* - Enrico Bronzi, Accademia I Filarmonici Di Verona – Cello Concertos (Complete)". Discogs. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Boccherini: Complete Flute Quintets". Brilliant Classics. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Boccherini: The Guitar Quintets". Naxos.
- ^ "Catalogue: Boccherini String Quintets La Magnifica Comunità". Brilliant Classics. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
External links
- Boccherini Studies
- Luigi Boccherini's Complete Works
- Luigi Boccherini at the Encyclopædia Britannica
- Centro Studi Opera Omnia Luigi Boccherini
- Association Luigi Boccherini
- Classical Music Archives
- Luigi Boccherini 1743–1805
- Free scores by Boccherini at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
- Examples of Boccherini's works at The Classical Music Dictionary
- Luigi Boccherini. More extensive biography (in Spanish)
- Complete list of works at University of Quebec. Marked "under construction". (in French)
- Trios, violins, violoncello, G. 83–88 (From the Sibley Music Library Digital Score Collection)
- Sonatas, harpsichord, violin, violoncello, G. 143–148 (From the Sibley Music Library Digital Score Collection)
- Luigi Boccherini Music Institute, Lucca
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.