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