Boccherini: String Quintets; Minuet in A

Product description Tracklist: Quintet In A Minor Op. 25 No. 6 G.300 20:20 I. Allegro Non Molto 8:04 II. Minuetto - Trio 3:33 III. Largo Cantabile 5:31 IV. Finale: Allegro Giusto 3:14 Quintet In C Major Op. 25 No. 4 G.298 19:44 I. Allegro 9:50 II. Larghetto 3:54 III. Minuetto - Trio 3:54 IV. Allegro 2:10 Quintet In D Minor Op. 25 No. 1 G.295 15:47 I. Larghetto 2:07 II. Allegro 6:15 III. Minué: Minuetto Con Moto - Trio 2:58 IV. Rondo Allegretto 4:29 Quintet In E Major Op. 11 No. 5 G.275 3:40 Minuetto 3:40 Boccherini String Quintets, Minuet in A / Europa Galante - Fabio Biondi - Enrico Casazza - Ernesto Braucher - Maurizio Naddeo - Antonio Fantinuoli / Audio CD 2001 / Virgin Classics Amazon.com Boccherini wrote about 100 string quintets, and if the three on this disc are anything to go by, they're a treasure trove of inventive music, melodically rich, full of surprising twists and turns, and with moments of great depth (as in the austerely beautiful Larghetto that opens the D minor Quintet). Written during Boccherini's stint as court composer in Madrid, these are "can't-miss" pieces, as is the encore track, the delicious Minuet from the Quintet Opus 11 No. 5, beloved by film fans for its use as a plot device in Alec Guinness's 1955 British comedy, The Ladykillers. The sympathetic playing of these musicians, drawn from the outstanding period performance band Europa Galante, makes this a major addition to the catalogue. The group's leader and first violinist on this disc is Fabio Bondi, whose solo recordings establish him as perhaps the finest of period practitioners. He shines in his solo turns, his colleagues play with spirited abandon, and the result is as delightful an hour of listening as you're likely to find on disc. --Dan Davis
ASIN: B000059GRG
VSKU: DBV.B000059GRG.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Europa Galante|Luigi Boccherini|Fabio Biondi|Enrico Casazza|Ernesto Braucher|Maurizio Naddeo|Antonio Fantinuoli
Binding: Audio cd
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