Luigi Puxeddu - Boccherini- String Quintets, Op. 30 & Op.31, Vol. XI (2024) [Official Digital Download 24/88]

The most emblematic work among Boccherini’s descriptive music is his quintet with two cellos La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid, which ‘depicts’ a cross-section of the night in Madrid, from the sound of the Ave Maria on the city’s church bells to the soldiers’ patrol announcing the curfew. In the short time-frame of five movements / episodes, the different souls of the night of Madrid are recalled. This is amplified in his revision of the quintet, extending the final movement through the addition of 11 variations on the theme of the Curfew Patrol. Both versions of the Quintet are presented in this recording, along with the other five that make up Opus 30, designated by Boccherini as an “opera piccola” due to their two-movement structure. In them Boccherini explores various expressive characters, both within the individual movements and in their juxtaposition, exploiting peculiarities of his art such as the skilful use of modulations and harmonic contrasts, the subtle balancing of melody and texture and the emphasizing of rhythm in the characterization of musical ideas.

The second set of quintets with two cellos that Boccherini composed, numbered as Op.31, is designated an “opera grande”, featuring compositions in more than two movements. The play of characters that Boccherini develops through these quintets appears overall to be even more multifaceted and nuanced than in his Quintets Op.30. In these quintets, as in the Musica notturna and indeed other chamber works by Boccherini, the sacred and profane meet in the name of musical pathos, putting to the listener an ethical and existential question, as well as an aesthetical one. It will be up to each of us to find an answer on the basis of our own sensibilities.

TRACKLIST

1. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No.1 in B-Flat Major, G.319, Op. 30: I. Andante Lentarello
2. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No.1 in B-Flat Major, G.319, Op. 30: II. Minuetto
3. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 2 in A Minor, G.320, Op. 30: I. Allegro
4. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 2 in A Minor, G.320, Op. 30: II. Minuetto
5. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 3 in C Major, G.321, Op. 30: I. Andantino Lentarello
6. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 3 in C Major, G.321, Op. 30: II. Minuetto
7. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 4 in E-Flat Major, G.322, Op. 30: I. Allegro
8. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 4 in E-Flat Major, G.322, Op. 30: II. Minuetto
9. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 5 in E Minor, G.323, Op. 30: I. Allegretto
10. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 5 in E Minor, G.323, Op. 30: II. Minuetto
11. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 6 in C Major, G.324 "la musica notturna delle strade di Madrid": I. Imitando il tocco dell'Ave Maria Della
12. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 6 in C Major, G.324 "la musica notturna delle strade di Madrid": II. Tutti pizzicato - Minuetto dei Ciechia
13. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, G.325, Op. 31: I. Allegro Moderato
14. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, G.325, Op. 31: II. Minuetto
15. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, G.325, Op. 31: III. Grave
16. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 1 in E-Flat Major, G.325, Op. 31: IV. Allegro vivace ma non Presto
17. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, G.326, Op. 31: I. Moderato
18. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, G.326, Op. 31: II. Andante Lento
19. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, G.326, Op. 31: III. Minuetto, con Moto
20. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 2 in G Major, G.326, Op. 31: IV. Rondeau. Allegretto
21. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, G.327, Op. 31: I. Andante Lento
22. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, G.327, Op. 31: II. Allegro Assai
23. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, G.327, Op. 31: III. Minuetto
24. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 3 in B-Flat Major, G.327, Op. 31: IV. Finale. Allegro Vivo
25. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 4 in C Minor, G.328. Op. 31: I. Preludio - Adagio
26. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 4 in C Minor, G.328. Op. 31: II. Allegro Vivo
27. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 4 in C Minor, G.328. Op. 31: III. Adagio
28. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 4 in C Minor, G.328. Op. 31: IV. Allegro ma non presto Conclusivo
29. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 5 in A Major, G.329, Op. 31: I. Cantabile
30. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 5 in A Major, G.329, Op. 31: II. Allegro Maestoso
31. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 5 in A Major, G.329, Op. 31: III. Minuetto
32. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 5 in A Major, G.329, Op. 31: IV. Finale. Allegro
33. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 6 in F Major, G.330, Op. 31: I. Allegretto con Moto
34. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 6 in F Major, G.330, Op. 31: II. Largo
35. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 6 in F Major, G.330, Op. 31: III. Minuetto
36. Luigi Puxeddu - String Quintet No. 6 in F Major, G.330, Op. 31: IV. Finale. Allegro Vivo



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