Boccherini: Cello Quintets
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Performer: Richard Lester [cello]Composer: Luigi Boccherini
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2002-02-12
Music Label: Hyperion UK
Soundtracks:
- No. 1, Amoroso
- No. 2, Allegro e con spirito
- No. 3, Minuetto (trio)
- No. 4, Rondeau
- Allegro moderato assai
- Minuetto con moto. Trio. Minuetto da capo
- Adagio cantabile
- Rondo: Allegro giusto
- No. 1, Moderato
- No. 2, Minuetto (trio)
- No. 3, Larghetto amoroso
- No. 4, Finale. Allegro ma non presto
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Free Music Review: even if you never buy another Boccherini disc, you'll love this
Hit: 5 Stars
I didn't have a single Boccherini cd in my collection until stumbling across a "Classics Today" review of The Vanbrugh Quartet's other recording of the cello quintets (Hyperion CDA67383, w/guest cellist Richard Lester). "Classics Today" gave that disc a 10/10 & recommended buying this disc as well. I bought both discs & haven't regretted it.
This disc, which is the first of the Vanbrugh's Boccherini recordings w/Richard Lester, opens with the quintet in E major. By the third movement I was nearly humming along with the familiar tunes & saying to myself "I always wondered where that came from." (In fact, this music was used in the Alec Guiness classic 1955 film, "The Ladykillers," when the crooks were pretending to be practicing chamber music, but were actually plotting an elaborate heist.) While the other quintets aren't nearly as recognizable, they are readily accessible & immensely enjoyable.
I can't say how this disc stacks up to other recordings of the quintets as my review is based on the musical content & excellent sound quality only. This isn't the least expensive way to go w/this music (I purchased at a substantial discount through an Amazon reseller) - Brilliant Classics has a series of Boccherini multi-disc cd's of the Quintets that are very well priced, so you may want to search for those as an alternative even though you won't get the same programs. I can't vouch for the quality of the Brilliant recordings, but I've read positive reviews for a number of others they've released.
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