Luigi Boccherini: Sinfonien (II) (CD, Album) 

UPC: 4006408104582

Overview

“Luigi Boccherini: Sinfonien (II)” (Vol. 4 of the Boccherini Edition) continues Boccherini’s symphonic journey with Symphonies Nos. 17–20, capturing both his dramatic minor‑key writing and buoyant major‑key flourishes. Performed by the Neues Berliner Kammerorchester under Michael Erxleben and recorded digitally by Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln in 1993, this Capriccio release offers listeners a vivid portrait of late‑18th‑century orchestral elegance.

Überblick (German Translation)

„Luigi Boccherini: Sinfonien (II)“ (Band 4 der Boccherini‑Edition) setzt Boccherinis symphonische Reihe mit den Sinfonien Nr. 17–20 fort und vereint dramatische Moll‑Sätze mit heiteren Dur‑Momenten. Das Neue Berliner Kammerorchester unter Michael Erxleben spielt die 1993 digital beim WDR Köln aufgenommene Aufnahme mit feiner Balance und klanglicher Transparenz.

Product Features

• Format & Packaging: CD, Album; Jewel case
• Label & Catalog: Capriccio – 10 458 (Boccherini Edition Vol. 4)
• Release Date: 1993
• Country: Germany
• Genre: Classical / Symphony
• Recording: Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln, digital (DDD [56:28])
• Duration: Approx. 56 minutes 28 seconds
• Series: Boccherini Edition, Vol. 4

Track Listing

Symphony No. 17 in C minor, Op. 41 G. 519 (1788)

1. Allegro vivo assai – 6:35
2. Pastorale: Lentarello – 4:29
3. Minuetto: Allegro – Trio – 2:30
4. Finale: Allegro – 3:19

Symphony No. 18 in D major, Op. 42 G. 520 (1789)

1. Allegro – 6:40
2. Andante – 4:50
3. Minuetto: Allegro – Trio – 3:20
4. Finale: Presto – 3:29

Symphony No. 19 (Overture) in D major, Op. 43 G. 521 (1790)

1. Allegro con molto spirito – Andantino – Allegro – 5:50

Symphony No. 20 in D minor, Op. 45 G. 522 (1792)

1. Adagio – Allegro vivo assai – 4:54
2. Andantino – 3:19
3. Minuetto (Allegro) – Trio – 3:56
4. Adagio – Allegro vivo assai – 2:39

Publishers and Artists

• Label & Publisher: Capriccio (Delta Music GmbH, Frechen, Germany)
• Producer: Joachim Kretschmar
• Recording Supervisor (Tonmeister): Lothar Hübner
• Engineer (Toningenieur): Claus Seyfarth; digital editing by Hugo Gneipelt & Jens Uhlmann
• Editor (Redaktion): Johannes Kernmayer
• Cover Design & Layout: André Ammel
• Liner Notes: Michael Stegemann; translation by Marine Tarmann & Lionel Salter
• Orchestra: Neues Berliner Kammerorchester
• Violin I & Conductor: Michael Erxleben

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