LUIGI BOCCHERINI The Six Symphonies à Quatro op.35
GCD 921131. 2 CDs
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Orchestra of the Eighteenth CenturyMarc Destrubé, leader —
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Total playing time 48:51 + 44:18 Recorded in Amsterdam (Keizersgrachtkerk), the Netherlands, in May 2021 & May 2022 Engineered and produced by Jochem Geene, Maarten van der Valk & Sieuwert Verster Booklet essay by Emilio MorenoEnglish – Français – Deutsch – Español
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LUIGI BOCCHERINI (1743-1805)The Six Symphonies à Quatro op.35CD ISinfonìa IV à Quatro (F major, op. 35/4, G 512)01 Allegro assai02 Andantino03 Allegro vivace. Tempo di Minuetto. Allegro vivaceSinfonìa VI à Quatro (B flat major, op. 35/6, G 514)04 Allegro vivace05 Andante lento06 Presto. Minuetto. PrestoSinfonìa II à Quatro (E flat major, op. 35/2, G 510)07 Allegro vivo08 Andante09 Allegro giusto CD IISinfonìa III à Quatro (A major, op. 35/3, G 511) 01 Allegro giusto 02 Andante 03 Allegro ma non presto Sinfonìa I à Quatro (D major, op. 35/1, G 509) 04 Allegro assai 05 Andante 06 Prestissimo Sinfonìa V à Quatro (E flat major, op. 35/5, G 513) 07 Allegro con moto 08 Andante soave assai 09 Tempo di Minuetto –
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Emilio Moreno’s passion, knowledge and thirst for the music of Luigi Boccherini yields a further revelation with the Six Symphonies, op.35, premiered in 1782, newly edited by violist Moreno and performed here by the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century.
In 1769, Boccherini extended his travels in search of work, fame and fortune across Europe to include Spain, country in which he would stay for the rest of his life. In 1776, Boccherini’s patron, Don Luis de Borbón, found himself outmanoeuvred by the king Carlos III in the royal succession stakes. He was exiled far enough from Madrid so as not to be a nuisance. He decided to set up home in Arenas de San Pedro, in the province of Ávila. Fortunately for Boccherini (and posterity), Don Luis was a committed and rich patron of the arts (the young Goya was a beneficiary) and devoted to his music...
In Madrid Don Luis had been enthusiastic about the developing symphony genre and Boccherini sought to palliate the prince’s exile some seven years into it with these six sprightly three-movement Sinfonìas à Quatro, imbued with the light of Spain. That the palace “house band” was typically a string quintet didn’t prevent Boccherini from imaging these symphonies as involving up to four string players per part for future performances, and it is such a conception which is being followed by the Orchestra of the Eighteenth Century (continuing to maintain the love of music-making and the touring spirit instilled by their founder, the late Frans Brüggen), here led by violinist Marc Destrubé.