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Luigi Boccherini
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Italian composer and cellist (1743–1805)
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Luigi Boccherini was an Italian composer, cellist, conductor, and property master. Born in Lucca, he held citizenship in the Republic of Lucca and later Italy. He studied under Giovanni Battista Costanzi and began his work period in 1756. Boccherini spoke Italian and Spanish. His musical output includes the String Quintet in E major and Symphony Op. 12 No. 4. Other notable works listed include the Collection des quintetti de Boccherini pour deux violons, alto et deux violoncelles, Sei sonate di cembalo e violino obbligato, La confederazione de i Sabini con Roma, Epistolario, and Sinfonia concertante in C major.
Boccherini’s music is associated with the classical, baroque, and classical period genres. He died of tuberculosis in Madrid in 1805. His archives are held at the Bibliothèque-musée de l'Opéra.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1743
- Died
- 1805
- Works
- 95
Top works
- Collection des quintetti de Boccherini pour deux violons, alto et deux violoncelles
- Sei sonate di cembalo e violino obbligato
- La confederazione de i Sabini con Roma
- Epistolario
- Sinfonia concertante in C major
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Italy
- Active from
- 1743
- Active to
- 1805
Discography
- Trio in G minor, op. 9 no. 5 / Trio in G major, op. 38 no. 2 / Quartet in A major, op. 39 no. 8 / La Tiranna, op. 44 no. 41956
- Boccherini Quintets, Album 41957
- Luigi Boccherini: Cellokonsert B-dur / Joseph Haydn: Sinfonia Concertante B-dur op. 84 för violin, cello, oboe, fagott och orkester1965
- Boccherini: Guitar Quintets nos. 1–3 / Haydn: Guitar Quartet in D major1969
- String Quartets1969
- String Quartets, op. 321977
- String Quartets, Op.6, No.1 & 3 / Op.58, No.21977
- Quintet no. 15 in F / Quintet no. 77 in D “Del Fandango” / Quintet no. 60 in C “La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid”1978
- Cello Concertos1985
- Seven Symphonies1985
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 497,980
- Total plays
- 2,714,078
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Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era. His music maintained a courtly and galante style, even though he developed somewhat independently from the main classical musical centres. He is best known for the minuet from his String Quintet in E, Op. 11, No. 5 (G 275), and the Cello Concerto in B flat major (G 482). The latter was long known through a heavily altered version by German cellist and arranger Friedrich Grützmacher
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Luigi
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Lucca
- Place of death
- Madrid
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Notable work
- Symphony Op. 12 No. 4 (Boccherini)
- Student of
- Giovanni Battista Costanzi
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- cello
- Image
- LBoccherini.jpg
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- Commons category
- Luigi Boccherini
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- date of birth
- 1745-02-19
- date of death
- 1805-05-28
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Luigi Boccherini
- archives at
- Bibliothèque-musée de l'Opéra
- start of work period
- 1756-00-00
- list of works
- list of compositions by Luigi Boccherini
- related category
- Category:Compositions by Luigi Boccherini
- P8168
- Dusmadiores robanja
- name in native language
- Luigi Boccherini
- P12749
- Ralf Rangnick
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Works in European collections
36 objects attributed to Luigi Boccherini, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Sei quartetti per due violini, alto, e violoncello, opera X, libro terzo de quartetti [Música notada]
Six quatuors pour deux violons, alto et basse, opera XI [Música notada]
Six quartettos for two violins, tenor and violoncello obligato, opera VI [Music noticed]
Six quatuors a deux violons, taille et basse obligés, opera prima [Música notada]
Menuet du Quintette, n. 11 [Music Noted]
Célèbre menuet de Boccherini [Música notada]
Sei quintetti per due violini, alto et due violoncelli concertanti [Música notada] :]opera XX, libro terzo di quintetti
Douze nouveaux quintetti pour deux violons, alto et deux violoncelles, opera 47, [1ère-4ème] livraison [Música notada]
Six sestetti concertanti per due violini, due viola e due violoncelli, opera XXIV [Música notada]
Tre quintetti per due violini, viola, e due violoncelli, opera XXXVI [Música notada]
Sei quintetti per due violini, alto e due violoncelli concertanti, opera XXIII, libro sesto di quintetti [Música notada]
Douze quatuors pour deux violons, viola et violoncelle, oeuvre 39, 3e livraison [Música notada]
Douze quatuors pour deux violons, viola et violoncelle, oeuvre 39, 2e livraison [Música notada]
Six quatuors pour deux violons, alto et basse, oeuvre XXXIII [Música notada]
Sei quartetti per due violini, viola e violoncello, opera XXXIII [Música notada]
Six quatuors a deux violons, viole et basse obligés, oeuvre XXXII [Música notada]
Sei quartetti per due violini, alto e basso, opera XXVI, libro quinto di quartetti [Música notada]
VI quartetti per due violini, alto, e violoncello, opera VIa., libro secondo di quartetti [Música notada]
Six quatuor a deux violons, taille e basse obligés, opera seconda [Música notada]
Sei trio per due violini e violoncello, opera XXXV [Música notada]
Six duetts for two violins, op. X [Música notada]
Sei sinfonie per due violini e basso, opera IV [Música notada]
Quintett für 2 Violinen, Viola und 2 Violoncells [Música notada]
Concerto a più stromenti concertanti, due violini, obboe, violoncello, alto e basso obbligatti, due violini, fagotti e corni di ripieno, opera VIII [Música notada]
Pièce choisie en forme de menuet [Música notada] : extraite d'un Quintette de Boccherini
Célèbre menuet du XIe. quintette [Música notada]
Célèbre menuet du XIe. quintette [Música notada]
Minuet/(Boccherini)
Menuett/(Boccherini)
![Six quintetti pour deux violons, alto & deux violoncelles concertans : op. 12 ; le 1er violoncelle peut être remplacé par l'alto-violoncelle ; premier livre de quintetti, 1. [Nr. 1-3]](https://api.europeana.eu/thumbnail/v2/url.json?uri=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.digitale-sammlungen.de%2Fiiif%2Fimage%2Fv2%2Fbsb11154362_00001%2Ffull%2Ffull%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&type=IMAGE)
Six quintetti pour deux violons, alto & deux violoncelles concertans : op. 12 ; le 1er violoncelle peut être remplacé par l'alto-violoncelle ; premier livre de quintetti, 1. [Nr. 1-3]
Six quintetti pour deux violons, alto & deux violoncelles concertans : op. 13 ; second livre de quintetti ; Nota: le 1er violoncelle peut être remplace par l'alto violoncelle, 2
6 Sonaten für Violoncell und unbezifferten Baß, 3. No. 3 in G-Dur
Sei quartetti per due violini, viola e violoncello del sig. Luigi Boccherini, compositor di musica e virtuoso di camera di s.a.r. don Luigi di Borbone infante di Spagna ecc. La sola parte del 1. violino
Sei quartetti con due violini, viola e violoncello Op. 3
Sei quartetti concertanti per 2 violini, viola e violoncello. Op. 27
Six quatuors à 2 viol. Taille et basse obligés. Op. 1.
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Encyclopedic overview
Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (/ˌbɒkəˈriːni/, also US: /ˌboʊk-/; Italian: [riˈdɔlfo luˈiːdʒi bokkeˈriːni] ; 19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era whose music retained a courtly and galante style even while he matured somewhat apart from the major classical musical centers. He is best known for the minuet from his String Quintet in E, Op. 11, No. 5 (G 275), and the Cello Concerto in B flat major (G 482). The latter work was long known in the heavily altered version by German cellist and prolific arranger Friedrich Grützmacher, but has recently been restored to its original version. He is also particularly well known for his Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid (Night Music of the Streets of Madrid).
Boccherini's output also includes several guitar quintets. The final movement of the Guitar Quintet No. 4 in D (G 448) is a fandango, a lively Spanish dance.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Luigi Boccherini” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.