Luigi Boccherini – Streichquintette / String Quintets, Op. 60, 62, 31 & 13 (CD)

UPC: 4006408104520

Overview

Explore the refined elegance of Luigi Boccherini’s chamber music in these four masterful String Quintets performed by the Petersen Quartett. Recorded in February 1993 at the Sender Freies Berlin studios, this volume presents Quintets No. 15 in A major (Op. 60 No. 3), No. 23 in D major (Op. 62 No. 5), No. 62 in G major (Op. 31 No. 2), and No. 16 in D minor (Op. 13 No. 4)—works that showcase Boccherini’s inventive textures for two violins, one or two violas, and one or two cellos.

Product Features

• Product Type: Audio CD (Album)
• Series: Boccherini Edition – Vol. 7
• Format & Packaging: Stereo; jewel case with 24-page booklet including movement details and liner notes in English, German, and French
• Total Runtime: 62 min 16 s
• Genre: Classical / Chamber Music
• Label: Capriccio (Catalog 10 452)
• Recording Date: 23–26 February 1993, Funkhaus Berlin (SFB)
• Country of Origin: Germany (Made in Germany)

Track Listing

Quintet No. 15 in A major, Op. 60 No. 3, G 393

1. Larghetto – Allegro – 6:38
2. Tempo di Minuetto – Trio – 5:29
3. Allegretto – 4:32

Quintet No. 23 in D major, Op. 62 No. 5, G 401

1. Allegro molto – 8:17
2. Adagio cantabile – 3:15
3. Allegro assai – 5:44

Quintet No. 62 in G major, Op. 31 No. 2, G 326

1. Moderato – 6:18
2. Andante lento – 3:06
3. Minuetto con moto – 3:45
4. Rondo: Allegretto – 4:14

Quintet No. 16 in D minor, Op. 13 No. 4, G 280

1. (Allegro) Moderato – 9:10
2. (Andante sostenuto) – 6:15
3. Fuga (Allegro giusto) – 3:58

Publishers and Artists

Ensemble: Petersen Quartett

• Ulrike Petersen – Violin I
• Gernot Süßmuth – Violin II
• Diemut Poppen – Viola I
• Ulrich Knörzer – Viola II
• Howard Penny – Cello II
• Guido Schiefen – Cello I

Production Credits:

• Producer: Cornelia Schönberg
• Recording Supervisor: Wolfgang Hoff
• Engineer: Erdmann Müller
• Booklet Management: Johannes Kernmayer
• Liner Notes: Michael Stegemann (DE), Lionel Salter (EN), M.H. Ricquier (FR)
• Cover Design: Atelier Kochlowski, Köln
• Typography & Layout: André Ammel

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