BOCCHERINI'S QUINTETS

“Music fills the infinite between two souls.” - Rabindranath Tagore
 
Luigi Rodolfo Boccherini,  (born February 19, 1743, Lucca, Italy - died May 28, 1805, Madrid, Spain), was an Italian composer and cellist who influenced the development of the string quartet as a musical genre and who composed the first music for a quintet for strings, as well as a quintet for strings and piano. His approximately 500 works also include sacred music, symphonies, and concerti. Here are Boccherini’s String Quintets Op.10, played by La Magnifica Comunita.

String Quintet in A major, G. 265 (Op. 10/1)

1. Andantino 0:00-20:29

2. Largo

3. Minuetto Allegro, Trio

4. Allegro assai
 
String Quintet in E flat major, G. 266 (Op. 10/2)

5. Amoroso 20:29-41:37

6. Allegro non tanto

7. Minuetto, Trio

8. Presto
 
String Quintet in C minor, G. 267 (Op. 10/3)

9. Allegretto 41:37-1:04:59

10. Adagio non tanto

11. Minuetto, Trio

12. Presto
 
String Quintet in C major, G. 268 (Op. 10/4)

13. Adagio 1:04:59-1:24:27

14. Allegro e con forza

15. Adagio

16. Rondeau Allegro

String Quintet in E flat major, G. 269 (Op. 10/5)

17. Non tanto sostenuto 1:24:27-1:44:20

18. Allegro assai

19. Allegretto
 
String Quintet in D major, G. 270 (Op. 10/6)

20. Pastorale 1:44:20

21. Allegro Maestoso

22. Minuetto con variazioni