Boccherini: Complete Guitar Quintets

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Composer: Luigi Boccherini
Artist: Eros Roselli (guitar), La Magnifica Comunità, Enrico Casazza (violin and concert master)

The 9 guitar quintets by Luigi Boccherini are probably arrangements of other pieces he wrote. Some were originally for piano quintet, some are combinations of pieces for other instruments. Nevertheless they sound very original, have a definite Spanish feel to them and make very enjoyable listening.

Of course two movements have become famous by themselves. There is the Fandango, the final movement of the fourth quintet with an unmistakable obviously Spanish rhythm. And the ninth quintet has the highly entertaining 'La ritirata di Madrid', depicting Madrid at night. Luciano Berio liked it so much that he made an arrangement of it.

A recording by La Magnifica Communitá. This ensemble has recorded Boccherini’s other quintets as well. They are here joined by guitarist Eros Roselli.

00:00:00 Quintetto I in D Minor, G. 445: Allegro moderato
00:08:01 Quintetto I in D Minor, G. 445: Cantabile
00:12:35 Quintetto I in D Minor, G. 445: Minuetto
00:17:14 Quintetto I in D Minor, G. 445: Allegro assai
00:22:40 Quintetto III in B-Flat Major, G. 447: Allegro moderato
00:28:17 Quintetto III in B-Flat Major, G. 447: Tempo di Minuetto
00:33:18 Quintetto III in B-Flat Major, G. 447: Adagio
00:38:23 Quintetto III in B-Flat Major, G. 447: Allegro
00:44:47 Quintetto V in D Major, G.449: Andantino pausato
00:50:18 Quintetto V in D Major, G.449: Minuetto (Allegro)
00:53:29 Quintetto V in D Major, G.449: Allegro giusto
00:56:31 Quintetto V in D Major, G.449: Andantino pausato con variazioni
01:04:27 Quintetto VI in G Major, G. 450: Allegro con vivacità
01:08:49 Quintetto VI in G Major, G. 450: Andantino lento
01:12:01 Quintetto VI in G Major, G. 450: Tempo di Minuetto
01:16:15 Quintetto VI in G Major, G. 450: Allegretto
01:20:03 Quintetto IV in D Major, G. 448, "Fandango": Pastorale
01:24:29 Quintetto IV in D Major, G. 448, "Fandango": Allegro maestoso
01:31:08 Quintetto IV in D Major, G. 448, "Fandango": Grave assai
01:32:40 Quintetto IV in D Major, G. 448, "Fandango": Fandango
01:38:23 Quintetto II in E Major, G. 446: Maestoso assai
01:46:44 Quintetto II in E Major, G. 446: Adagio
01:48:48 Quintetto II in E Major, G. 446: Allegretto
01:51:53 Quintetto II in E Major, G. 446: Polacca. Tempo di Minuetto
01:57:48 Quintetto in C Major, G. 453, "La Ritirata di Madrid": Allegro maestoso assai
02:08:47 Quintetto in C Major, G. 453, "La Ritirata di Madrid": Andantino
02:15:01 Quintetto in C Major, G. 453, "La Ritirata di Madrid": Allegretto
02:21:10 Quintetto in C Major, G. 453, "La Ritirata di Madrid": Maestoso e lento (La Ritirata di Madrid)