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| | Luigi Boccherini - an overview of the classical composer |
 | | Boccherini created pieces which were pleasant and melodic, and largely undemanding of the listener, although he demonstrated a certain creativity in his ready assimilation of some of the musical elements of his adopted homeland. | | | One of Boccherini's achievements was to demonstrate the expressive potential of the cello, and this instrument is often the most prominent in his string quartets and quintets (where he utilised 2 violins, 2 cellos and a viola). | | | As a virtuoso cellist himself, it is not surprising that he wrote a lot of music for strings, including several cello concertos and sonatas. |
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http://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/Luigi-Boccherini.htm
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| | CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES: Boccherini Biography |
| | Boccherini and Haydn are generally credited with established the string quartet form; to hear how this form developed, listen to the Classical Music Archives files of quartets by Haydn, Beethoven, and Debussy. | | | Perhaps his most well known work is the Minuet you can listen to in the Classical Music Archives. | | | Today, Haydn's string quartets and symphonies are performed far more often than those of Boccherini, but we are still charmed by the melodic invention of the Italian composer's music, as well as its lyricism, elegance, and refinement. |
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http://www.classicalarchives.com/bios/boccherini_bio.html
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| | Angel Records |
| | Luigi Rodolfo Boccherini (1743-1805) was both a composer and a cellist, and influenced the development of the string quintet as a musical form. | | | Boccherini’s music has been considered for too long as superficial and light; in fact these quintets are virtuosic, brilliant and emblematic of an entire era’s tastes. |
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http://www.angelrecords.com/Detail.asp?UPCCode=724354542121
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| | The Luigi Boccherini Link Page on Classic Cat |
| | Boccherini, Luigi - Brief biography with notes on his chamber music and cello concertos with recommended recordings. | | | The Music Chamber: Luigi Boccherini - Brief biography, notes on his music and most famous compositions and link to listing of his chamber works. | | | Luigi Boccherini - Musica Classica Classical Music Dictionary entry with life, works, illustrations, MIDI audio file, and links. |
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http://www.classiccat.com/boccherini_l/links.htm
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| | AllRefer.com - Luigi Boccherini (Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biography) - Encyclopedia |
| | Luigi Boccherini, Music: History, Composers, And Performers, Biographies | | | His chamber music, displaying complete mastery of the classical style, is remarkable for natural, expressive melodies and fluent instrumental writing. | | | Together with the violinist Filippo Manfredi he made a highly successful concert tour of Italy and France. |
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http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/B/Boccheri.html
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| | Sleeve Notes - Boccherini: Cello Quintets - 2 |
| | In this oratorio Boccherini, aged twenty-one, revealed an innate mastery of the large-scale and, while prodigiously difficult for the singers, the music is of such quality that it could be mistaken for Mozart. | | | Boccherini’s whereabouts are not recorded during this period of nine years (1787-1796). | | | While in the music of Haydn, Mozart and, later, Beethoven, one experiences organic growth of the subject matter, in Boccherini the effect is that of a musical still-life, complete and perfect all at once. |
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http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/notes/67383.html
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| | ArkivMusic Boccherini: String Quintets Vol 1 / Quintetto Boccherini |
| | In his booklet notes to Testament's luscious reissues of the fabled Quintetto Boccherini's mid-1950s EMI recordings of their namesake's two-cello quintets, Tully Potter calls Boccherini the "most likable of composers." That he was. | | | Not every one of the 14 different movements on this disc is unforgettable, but Boccherini being Boccherini, an extremely high proportion of them make you want to hit your CD player's repeat button. | | | Virtually everything the man wrote is chock-full of singing melodies, rich textures, quirky rhythms, and harmonic subtleties. |
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http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?site_id=CTRV&album_id=53590
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| | Luigi Boccherini by David Wright MusicWeb(UK) |
| | Luigi's musical ability was clear from an early age. | | | The Marquis of Benavente commissioned him to arrange some of his piano quintets for guitar which event must have been the first time that the guitar was considered to be a classical instrument. | | | Boccherini wrote more quartets dedicated to those who love music in Madrid. |
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http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2002/Oct02/Boccherini.htm
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| | Luigi Boccherini - Classical music composer |
| | Boccherini's music is so closely related to Haydn& that Luigi was dubbed as Haydn& wife. | | | Find more recordings for Luigi Boccherini at Amazon.com | | | Music Minus One Guitar: Boccherini Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D 'Fandango' (Book & CD) |
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http://www.classical-composers.org/cgi-bin/ccd.cgi?comp=boccher
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| | Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Boccherini |
| | Boccherini's 30 symphonies suffer in comparison with Haydn's and Mozart's, as do everyones from this period, but they are always pleasant, inviting, and sometimes surprisingly inventive. | | | Though he was born in Lucca to a musical family, by the time he was 14 he'd travelled to Vienna to play in an orchestra there, and it was there that he first encountered the music of Franz Joseph Haydn, who was Boccherini's senior by nearly 19 years. | | | This influence was so obvious that music lovers of the day fondly proclaimed "Boccherini is the wife of Haydn". |
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http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/boccherini.html
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| | Amazon.ca: Cello Sonatas Vol. 1: Music |
| | Boccherini [1743-1805] certainly was an inexhaustible talent--- with some four hundred and sixty known compositions to his credit (chamber music, concerti, symphonies and choral works, et. | | | I was happy to find that the Benda brothers used a fortepiano on this recording -- it works wonders. | | | This is highly enjoyable music, and a most agreeable production on every level--- made more so by the obvious affection these musicians have for Luigi B. What better, and more pleasant way to end the year, and with hopes that Volume 2 will not be far behind! |
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http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000J8KB
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| | Amazon.com: Boccherini: String Quartets, Op. 32, Nos. 3-6: Music: Luigi Boccherini |
| | Boccherini churned out music bursting with attractive melodies and splendid instrumental effects, though without quite the level of sophisticated development and emotional depth that would enable history to rank him on the Mozart-Beethoven level. | | | This is one of those CDs that are hard to take out of the player, so wonderful is the music, accomplished the playing, and realistic the sound. | | | Buy this album with Boccherini: String Quartets, Opp. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005UO8K?v=glance
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| | Sony Classical - Music |
| | Boccherini: Sonatas and Fugues for Violoncello Solo and Basso Continuo |
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| | Sony Classical - Music |
| | The limited range of music composed specifically for the flute has led him to discover and explore long-forgotten music, such as the Boccherini quintets, as well as to inspire and commission new works. | | | He was an especially prolific composer of chamber music, apparently writing as many as 100 string quintets and 100 string quartets alone. | | | The flutist continues to explore and expand the flute repertoire with a new Sony Classical disc that features the world-premiere recording of five flute quintets of Luigi Boccherini. |
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http://www.sonyclassical.com/music/62679/main.html
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| | Luigi Boccherini, Cellist |
| | The success of this concert was so great that he and Manfredi decided to tour the principle cities of France. | | | At the same time, he showed his talents as a composer by giving a special concert - with the cooperation of Filippo Manfredi, the violinist - devoted entirely to Boccherini's own sonatas. | | | Of this spirit, subtle melodies are first conceived. |
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http://www.cello.org/cnc/bocch.htm
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| | ArkivMusic Boccherini: String Quintets Vol 2 / Quintetto Boccherini |
| | Volume 2 of Testament's three-disc series of reissues of the Quintetto Boccherini's monophonic EMI recordings picks up where Volume 1 left off, which is to say it's more of the same. | | | But if these were mere historical curiosities, they wouldn't provide the listening enchantments that infect this disc's 77-plus minutes. | | | It also demonstrates how Boccherini's music can move the heart as well as delight the ear. |
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http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?site_id=CTRV&album_id=53588
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| | Luigi Boccherini -- An Unjustly Neglected Great Composer for the Cello |
| | In the 1950's the great Czech conductor Henry Swoboda recorded several of Boccherini's symphonies, which are marvelous. | | | Cellists and music lovers will find it very rewarding to reactivate interest in Boccherini's music. | | | Unfortunately, Piatigorsky's goal to render Boccherini's music better known and more popular has not yet, in the last 40 years, really been achieved. |
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http://www.cello.org/Newsletter/Articles/bocc_mark.htm
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| | WNYC - Evening Music with Margaret Juntwait: Buon Compleanno, Luigi Boccherini (February 19, 2005) |
| | The Swingle Singers—remember them?—sing Bach’s “Sleepers Awake” (and we hope you stay that way) before we listen to Europa Galante’s performance of the Minuetto from Boccherini’s String Quintet in E, Op. | | | WNYC - Evening Music with Margaret Juntwait: Buon Compleanno, Luigi Boccherini (February 19, 2005) | | | As we head toward the back end of the hour, we return to Boccherini. |
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http://www.wnyc.org/shows/eveningmusic_s/episodes/2005/02/19
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| | Luigi Boccherini |
| | This recording is a faithful reproduction of Boccherini’s original score and is the first such recording to be made. | | | As a composer he produced music which was marked by freshness of melody, ease of inspiration, and fluidity and economy of style. | | | This time of his life was very productive and enabled him to write chamber music of total originality which was markedly detached from the influences of the time. |
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http://www.ppmusic.com/music/comp14.htm
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| | iClassics |
| | From: Quintet No. 5 in D for Guitar and Strings G449 (Boccherini) | | | From: Quintet No. 1 in D minor for Guitar and Strings G445 (Boccherini) |
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http://www.iclassics.com/productDetail?contentId=1068
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| | Stabat Mater: Boccherini - Jubilaeum Collection DVD Features |
| | Luigi Boccherini's "Stabat Mater" is the original version first performed in 1781. | | | This concert, part of the renowned Jubileaum Concert Collection, features a beautiful performance by soprano Maria Dragoni with the Quartetto Meridein. | | | Stabat Mater: Boccherini - Jubilaeum Collection DVD Features |
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http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/stabat_mater_boccherini_jubilaeum_collection/dvd.php?select=1
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| | Luck's Music Library - Featured Composer - Luigi Boccherini |
| | When he was nine, Luigi studied with Abbé Vanucci, music director of the cathedral at San Martino. | | | Luck's Music Library - Featured Composer - Luigi Boccherini | | | The son of a professional musician and double bassist, Luigi began his musical studies with his father at the tender age of five. |
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http://www.lucksmusic.net/featured/boccherini.asp
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| | Luigi Boccherini - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links |
| | An Italian composer who specialized almost entirely in chamber music and wrote chamber symphonies, numerous violin and cello sonatas, and guitar music. | | | Luigi Boccherini - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links | | | His profound admiration for Haydn gave rise to the saying "Boccherini is the wife of Haydn." ~ Mary K. Scanlan, All Music Guide.. |
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| | - Classical Music Dictionary - Free MP3 |
| | Boccherini is the first great perfecter in modern music. | | | The last years of Boccherini's life were spent in appalling poverty, which he tried to alleviate by doing hack-work, such as arrangements of his own works for the guitar at the request of some rich patrons. | | | While few of Boccherini's compositions are performed today (with the notable exception of the famous minuet from his String Quintet in E major, Opus 13 n.5), his name is very important in musical development. |
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http://www.karadar.it/Dictionary/boccherini.html
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| | Boccherini, Luigi - Music Records Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk |
| | Boccherini, Luigi - Music Records Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk | | | Home > Music > Music Records > Boccherini, Luigi | | | Boccherini is yet another composer whose huge output is largely ignored and who is known by just one movement from just one work, a string quintet. |
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http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/music-records/boccherini-luigi
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| | NPR : Luigi Boccherini |
| | First, from a recording of his music by Europa Galante, we hear the closing movement from Boccherini's Quintet, Op. | | | Performance Today, May 22, 2005 · We'll hear more from Luigi Boccherini later in the hour. |
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4661040
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| | CLASSICAL MUSIC ARCHIVES: Biography of Luigi Boccherini |
| | Find the music of Luigi Boccherini in the Archives. | | | Boccherini's mus., which combines harmonic adventurousness with melodic profundity, is well worth detailed study. | | | Click to subscribe to the Archives for $25/year |
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http://www.classicalarchives.com/bios/codm/boccherini.html
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| | HOASM: Luigi Boccherini |
| | Boccherini composed 125 string quintets (nearly all scored for two cellos rather than two violas), about 100 string quartets, more than fifty string trios, eleven cello concertos, twenty-nine symphonies, other orchestral music, Masses, cantatas, and many secular vocal works. | | | In 1766 he joined violinist Filippo Manfredi on a concert tour that took him to Paris, where his first publications appeared in 1767. | | | The tour continued to Madrid in 1768 or 1769, where Boccherini received a post as composer and cellist at the court of the Infante Don Luis. |
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http://www.hoasm.org/XIIC/Boccherini.html
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| | NPR : Luigi Boccherini |
| | 13, No. 5 by Luigi Boccherini, played in concert by the Auryn Quartet. | | | Performance Today, December 30, 2003 · We hear the String Quartet Op. |
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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1576044
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| | Luigi Boccherini |
| | He was sometimes criticised for writing music that sounded like Haydn's - but that surely was not at all a bad model for him. | | | Luigi Boccherini, the great eighteenth-century Italian cellist and composer, was unusual in that although he enjoyed great fame during his lifetime, especially in Paris, he wrote mainly chamber music, including over 120 string quintets. | | | It has achieved immense fame and has been used by many as a theme to epitomise the 18th-century; we can be sure that the charm and melodic genius Boccherini shows in this Minuet are such as would appeal to everyone. |
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http://www.guildmusic.com/composer/boccherl.htm
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| | Luigi Boccherini |
| | He is an Italian composer and cellist best known for his chamber music. | | | He studied under his father and at Rome, and after establishing a local reputation soon made an international one when a concert tour culminated in his appearance at the famous Paris Concert Spirituel in 1768. | | | Luigi Boccherini was born in Lucca, Feb.19, 1743. |
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| | Composer Page - Luigi Boccherini |
| | 'Boccherini has never had it so good
the Vanbrugh gives performances it would be hard to beat' (BBC Music Magazine) | | | Boccherini: String Quintet in F minor G348 (Op 37 No 19) - Rondo: Allegro giusto [4'38] | | | Boccherini: String Quintet in C major G310 - Allegro con moto [5'57] |
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http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/composer_page.asp?name=boccherini
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| | Music - Luigi Boccherini |
| | Boccherini was a marvelous cellist and guitar player who was born in 1743. | | | In spite of this popularity, Luigi Boccherini died in 1805, as a poor man, but he inspired Gluck, Mozart and Haydn. | | | There he wrote many compositions for cello, which made the instrument very popular. |
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http://home.hccnet.nl/arnoud.de.bruijn/html/music/MusicBoccherini.htm
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| | LUIGI BOCCHERINI - LoveToKnow Article on LUIGI BOCCHERINI |
| | Where Haydn uses any fraction of the resources of such a style, the ultimate effect is in proportion to a purpose of which Boccherini, with all his genuine admiration of his elder brother in art, could form no conception. | | | The true tendency of the new sonata forms was to make instrumental music dramatic in its variety and contrasts, instead of merely decorative. | | | LUIGI BOCCHERINI - LoveToKnow Article on LUIGI BOCCHERINI |
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http://49.1911encyclopedia.org/B/BO/BOCCHERINI_LUIGI.htm
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| | Michael Haydn - Luigi Boccherini |
| | Late 1757, the highly musical Boccherinifamily moved to Vienna, where Luigi and his father joined the orchestra of the Court Theatre. | | | He was the third son of Leopoldo Boccherini, a skilled musicians with whom Luigi had his first lessons. | | | Boccherini died in Madrid on May 28th 1805, having lost his second wife and three daughters. |
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| | WarnerClassics : Release |
| | 04 Luigi Boccherini - Symphony with orchestra Op. | | | 02 Luigi Boccherini - Recitative and Aria : "Ah, no! Son io che parlo" | | | 03 Luigi Boccherini - Aria da Concerto : "Care Luci" |
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| | Luigi Boccherini 1743-1805 |
| | 1740-1810, focusing particularly on the music of Luigi Boccherini and Franz Joseph Haydn. | | | This site contains bibliographies of selected recent scholarly literature concerning European art music of ca. | | | I do not claim any degree of completeness here; I simply cite those items of significant scholarly interest of which I am aware, with emphasis on recent publications. |
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| | andante boutique - boccherini : quintetti op. 56 & 57 - quatuor mosaïques, patrick cohen |
| | Luigi Boccherini, quintetto secondo B flat major, G 414: Finale. | | | A virtuoso cellist from Lucca in Italy, Luigi Boccherini settled in Spain in 1769 and spent the rest of his life there. | | | Luigi Boccherini, quintetto terzo E minor, G 415: Andante lento assai: Patrick Cohen, Quatuor Mosaïques, 1990 |
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| | Luigi Boccherini, Fandango, Sinfonie & Musica Notturna Di Madrid: MP3 Download |
| | Allofmp3.com - MP3 Download / MP3 Music Catalogue / L / Luigi Boccherini | | | Luigi Boccherini, Fandango, Sinfonie & Musica Notturna Di Madrid: MP3 Download | | | Also: Send page's link to a friend |
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