Boccherini String Quartets Op 32 Nos 3-6 | Classical Music CD | Perfect for Dinner Parties & Relaxation
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Product description Boccherini: String Quartets Op 32 36 Amazon.com This is one of those CDs that are hard to take out of the player, so wonderful is the music, accomplished the playing, and realistic the sound. Boccherini churned out music bursting with attractive melodies and splendid instrumental effects, though without quite the level of sophisticated development and emotional depth that would enable history to rank him on the Mozart-Beethoven level. Still, it would be a terrible shame to miss music of such winning charm. It's not just pretty, either, as witness the inventive string writing in the first movement of the fourth quartet of the set, wonderfully marked "allegro bizzarro." And the Larghetto of that work is expressive, as are the slow movements throughout. The Borciani Quartet is named for their teacher, the leader of the great Quartetto Italiano, and their performance is firmly in the hallowed tradition of that group: big-toned, alert to nuances, and flawlessly played. There's 79 minutes of pure delight on this disc, a bargain if ever there was one. --Dan Davis
Customer Reviews
Purchased this CD along with the NAXOS-Boccherini: String Quartets, Opp. 32 and 39. These are excellent String Quartets(SQs). After listening to and collecting many composer's SQs, I am convinced Boccherini was a genius in his own way. His SQs are different from the Viennese composers, Haydn, Mozart, Vanhal(Bohemian), and Dittersdorf, however they never lose their courtly elegance, grace, melody and beauty. That is the one thing you can say about Boccherini his sound is distinct and unique. If you enjoy these SQs you will enjoy his String Quintets. Admirers of 18th century music (the classical period) need to include these CDs in their collection especially at this price.
