Boccherini - 4 Cello Concertos Nos.9,10,3,2 (reference recording: Frédéric Lodéon, T.Guschlbauer)

Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) Four Cello Concertos.
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00:00 Concerto No.9 in B flat Major G 482 I. Allegro moderato *
08:12 Concerto No.9 in B flat Major G 482 II. Andantino grazioso *
13:33 Concerto No.9 in B flat Major G 482 III. Rondo. Allegro *

19:42 Concerto No.10 in D Major G 483 I. Allegro moderato *
28:52 Concerto No.10 in D Major G 483 II. Andantino lentarello *
36:48 Concerto No.10 in D Major G 483 III. Allegro con moto *

44:23 Concerto No.3 in G Major G 480 I. Allegro moderato **
52:34 Concerto No.3 in G Major G 480 II. Adagio **
58:29 Concerto No.3 in G Major G 480 III. Rondo quasi menuetto **

1:05:03 Concerto No.2 in D Major G 479 I. Allegro **
1:13:16 Concerto No.2 in D Major G 479 II. Adagio **
1:19:06 Concerto No.2 in D Major G 479 III. Allegro **

Cello : Frédéric Lodeon
Bournemouth Sinfonietta Orchestra *
Conductor : Theodor Guschlbauer *
Orhestre de Chambre de Lausanne **
Conductor : Armin Jordan **
Recorded in 1976, 1980
Painting : Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) Mr and Mrs Andrews
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It is undoubtedly in the richness of the cello part that Boccherini’s great talent is to be found: technical skill is combined with ardent expressiveness - a fact that was recognized throughout 18th-century Europe. It is surely significant that when he died in 1805 the obituarists stresses the fact that ‘in earlier days he was an excellent cellist who produced a bewitching effect by the incomparable tone expressive melodiousness of this instrument.’ A french writer echoed this german tribute, describing Boccherini as ‘a marvellous cellist who captivated us above all by the incomparable sonority and intense exppressiveness of his playing.’ These two nations had different attitudes to Boccherini as a composer but they were thus far unanimous.

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