Biography of Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
19.02.1743
Born in Lucca (Toscana) son to a musician
First cello lessons from his father, after this lessons with Abbate Domenico Vanucci and later on in Rome (possibly with Giovanni Costanzi)
1756
Premiere as a cello player in his home city
1760
Invitation by the emperess Maria Theresia to come to Vienna, where he is supported by Gluck
1764
Cellist of the Cappella Palatina in Lucca
1768
Move to Madrid where he becomes chamber virtuoso of the infante
1773
Composition of the 6 Divertimenti op. 16
1785
Court composer of the duchess of Benavente
Working for Frederic the Great
1786
After the death of Frederic appointment for court composer by Wilhelm the second
1797
Composes the flute quintets op. 55
28.05.1805
Dies empoverished in Madrid
Further information/Sources:
- → Luigi Boccherini bei Wikipedia
- → Noten von Boccherini auf imslp.org
- → CDs by/of Luigi Boccherini bei JPC (mit Hörproben)
- → Music by/with Luigi Boccherini at amazon.de
Sheet music for flute:
Konzert op. 27 (D-Dur) (Bearbeitung)
(flute, piano)
F. E. C. Leuckart, AM14B
Rating: mid-grade
- Allegro moderato
- Adagio
- Rondeau Allegretto
Quartet Op. 5, No. 1 (D-Dur)
(flute, violin, viola, cello)
International Music Company, No. 3025
Rating: mid-grade
- Allegro vivace
- Tempo die Minuetto
- Larghetto
- Finale Presto
Only parts, no score
Quintett op. 21, No. 1 (D-Dur)
(flute, 2 violins, viola, cello)
Musica Rara, MR 1079a
Rating: mid-grade
- Allegro assai
- Minuetto - Amoroso
Parts, no score
Quintett op. 21, No. 6 (Es-Dur)
(flute, 2 violins, viola, cello)
International Music Company, IMC 2679
Rating: mid-grade
- Larghetto
- Rondeau - Allegro con moto
Only parts, no score
Quintetto (C-Dur)
(flute, oboe, violin, viola (cello), cello)
Musica Rara, 1123
Rating: easy
- Allegro non troppo
- Allegretto
- Tempo die Minuetto
Parts and score.
Sei Quintetti op. 17
(flute, 2 violins, viola, cello)
Zanibon, G. 5606 Z.
Rating: mid-grade
- Quintetto Primo (Allegro assai, Minuetto Amoroso)
- Quintetto Secondo (Allegro giusto - Minuetto Amoroso)
- Quintetto Terzo (Larghetto, Rono Allegro grazioso)
- Quintetto Quarto (Andantino moderato, Minuetto Allegro)
- Quintetto Quinto (Allegro moderato, Allegro assai)
- Quintetto Sesto (Larghetto, Rondo - Alelgro con moto)
CDs with/from Luigi Boccherini
Eckart Haupt, Esko Laine, Mi-Kyung Lee, Lajos Lencsès, Parisii Quartett, Diemut Poppen, Ludwig Quandt, Götz Teutsch, Silvia Walch
- Andantino grazioso (03:31:00)
- Allegro giusto (05:18:00)
- Minuetto (Allegro) - Trio (04:52:00)
- Prestissimo (03:20:00)
- Allegro e con moto (05:38:00)
- Adagio non tanto (05:41:00)
- Minuetto - Trio (02:46:00)
- Presto asai (01:59:00)
- Adagio (03:15:00)
- Allegro (05:45:00)
- Minué - Trio (03:30:00)
- Gara (Presto) (02:50:00)
- Allegro moderato (06:52:00)
- Largo (03:25:00)
- Minuetto - Trio (03:14:00)
- Prestissimo (02:54:00)
- Allegro con vivacita (05:44:00)
- Allegretto (03:37:00)
- Andantino (05:22:00)
- Minuetto (03:39:00)
- Allegretto (06:31:00)
- Tempo di Minuetto (03:10:00)
- Andantino (05:13:00)
- Allegretto (06:13:00)
- Andante lento (03:20:00)
- Minuetto con moto (03:22:00)
- Lento come prima (03:38:00)
- Allegretto comodo assai (08:00:00)
- Minuetto (03:58:00)
Divertimento Nr. 1 A-Dur op. 16 Nr. 1 G 461:
Divertimento Nr. 4 Es-Dur op. 16 Nr. 4 G 464:
Divertimento Nr. 5 A-Dur op. 16 Nr. 5 G 465:
Divertimento Nr. 6 C-Dur op. 16 Nr. 6 G 466:
Quintett Nr. 13 G-Dur op. 55 Nr. 1 G 431:
Quintett Nr. 14 F-Dur op. 55 Nr. 2 G 432:
Quintett Nr. 15 D-Dur op. 55 Nr. 3 G 433:
Quintett Nr.16 A-Dur op. 55 Nr. 4 G434:
Quintett Nr. 17 Es-Dur op. 55 Nr. 5 G 435:
Quintett Nr. 18 d-moll op. 55 Nr. 6 G 436:
Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian, Raffaele Trevisani
Flute Concertos (2004)
- Adagio (02:40:00)
- Allegro (03:12:00)
- Allegro (01:48:00)
- Spiritoso (04:32:00)
- Adagio (05:14:00)
- Allegro spiritoso (03:22:00)
- Allegro non tanto (03:45:00)
- Andante (04:33:00)
- Allegro (02:45:00)
- Allegro non molto (05:07:00)
- Largo (02:47:00)
- Allegro (03:39:00)
- Allegro (03:35:00)
- Adagio piano sempre (05:17:00)
- Allegro assai (02:57:00)
- Allegro molto (07:34:00)
- Adagio (05:04:00)
- Rondo - Allegretto (03:28:00)
Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto in G major:
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Concerto G major:
Guiseppe Tartini: Concerto in D major:
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto in C minor:
Baldassare Galuppi: Concerto in D major:
Auryn Quartet, Michael Faust
- Allegretto con vivacita (05:38:00)
- Allegretto (03:43:00)
- Andantino (05:14:00)
- Minuetto - Trio - Da Capo (03:45:00)
- Allegretto (06:15:00)
- Minuetto - Trio - Da Capo (03:16:00)
- Andantino (04:04:00)
- Allegretto - Minore - Da Capo (06:01:00)
Quintetto Primo G. 431 in G major:
Quintetto Secondo G. 432 in F major:
Quintetto Terzo G. 433 in D major:
Quintetto Quarto G. 434 in A major:
Literature von/über Luigi Boccherini
- Flöteninstrumente und ihre Baugeschichte - Spielpraxis - Komponisten und ihre Werke - Interpreten1. edition Laaber: Laaber-Verlag,2009. - ISBN: 978-3-89007-545-7
- Tonger, P. J.: Conversations-Lexikon der TonkunstBeilage der Neuen MusikzeitungKöln: Wilhelm Hassel,1910.
Last edit 20.06.2020