String Quintets, Vol. II: 6 Quintets, op. 11
Album by Luigi Boccherini & La magnifica comunità
String Quintets, Vol. II: 6 Quintets, op. 11 is a set of six string quintets by Italian composer Luigi Boccherini, published circa 1771. These Classical-era chamber works are scored for two violins, viola and two cellos, feature galant-era melodic elegance and conversational textures, and sit within Boccherini's productive period of chamber writing in which he expanded the cello's role in the quintet medium.
First released: March 2006
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Disc 1
- 1.Quintetto I in B-flat major, G. 271: Allegro9:21
- 2.Quintetto I in B-flat major, G. 271: Adagio non tanto6:29
- 3.Quintetto I in B-flat major, G. 271: Allegro assai6:45
- 4.Quintetto III in C major, G. 273: Allegro molto7:02
- 5.Quintetto III in C major, G. 273: Larghetto3:22
- 6.Quintetto III in C major, G. 273: Minuetto, Trio3:05
- 7.Quintetto III in C major, G. 273: Presto3:37
- 8.Quintetto II in A major, G. 272: Allegro non molto7:17
- 9.Quintetto II in A major, G. 272: Larghetto4:57
- 10.Quintetto II in A major, G. 272: Minuetto, Trio4:27
- 11.Quintetto II in A major, G. 272: Allegro assai3:54
Disc 2
- 2.Quintetto IV in F major, G. 274: Larghetto5:12
- 3.Quintetto IV in F major, G. 274: Vivace8:28
- 4.Quintetto IV in F major, G. 274: Minuetto, Trio3:13
- 5.Quintetto IV in F major, G. 274: Presto3:46
- 6.Quintetto V in E major, G. 275: Amoroso4:50
- 7.Quintetto V in E major, G. 275: Allegro e con spirito8:05
- 8.Quintetto V in E major, G. 275: Minuetto, Trio3:13
- 9.Quintetto V in E major, G. 275: Rondeau, andante7:32
- 10.Quintetto VI in D major, G. 276 “L’Uccelliera”: Adagio assai0:56
- 11.Quintetto VI in D major, G. 276 “L’Uccelliera”: Allegro giusto11:01
- 12.Quintetto VI in D major, G. 276 “L’Uccelliera”: Allegro (Li Pastori e Li Cacciatori)2:25
- 13.Quintetto VI in D major, G. 276 “L’Uccelliera”: Tempo di Minuetto2:41
- 14.Quintetto VI in D major, G. 276 “L’Uccelliera”: Tempo di Prima4:53





