Boccherini: String Trios, Op. 34 La Ritirata & Josetxu Obregon

• Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805): String Trio in C Major, Op. 34 No. 5, G. 105:
• 1 String Trio in C Major, Op. 34 No. 5, G. 105: I. Largo 04:50
• 2 String Trio in C Major, Op. 34 No. 5, G. 105: II. Allegro vivo 05:11
• 3 String Trio in C Major, Op. 34 No. 5, G. 105: III. Andante lento con variazioni 08:55
• 4 String Trio in G Major, Op. 34 No. 2, G. 102: I. Allegretto comodo assai 08:01
• 5 String Trio in G Major, Op. 34 No. 2, G. 102: II. Minuetto - Trio 05:15
• 6 String Trio in G Major, Op. 34 No. 2, G. 102: III. Adagio 04:25
• 7 String Trio in G Major, Op. 34 No. 2, G. 102: IV. Rondeau. Allegro ma non presto 05:47
• 8 String Trio in D Major, Op. 34 No. 4, G. 104: I. Allegretto moderato assai 08:17
• 9 String Trio in D Major, Op. 34 No. 4, G. 104: II. Grave - Allegro - Grave 07:45
• 10 String Trio in D Major, Op. 34 No. 4, G. 104: III. Tempo di minuetto 04:09
• String Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 34 No. 3, G. 103:
• 11 String Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 34 No. 3, G. 103: I. Allegro vivo ma non presto 07:21
• 12 String Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 34 No. 3, G. 103: II. Largo non tanto 05:40
• 13 String Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 34 No. 3, G. 103: III. Minuetto - Trio 04:02
• 14 String Trio in E-Flat Major, Op. 34 No. 3, G. 103: IV. Rondeau. Allegretto comodo 05:59
• Trio Sonata in F Major, Op. 34 No. 1, G. 101:
• 15 Trio Sonata in F Major, Op. 34 No. 1, G. 101: I. Andante lento 06:06
• 16 Trio Sonata in F Major, Op. 34 No. 1, G. 101: II. Allegro con brio 07:36
• 17 Trio Sonata in F Major, Op. 34 No. 1, G. 101: III. Minuetto - Trio 06:13
• String Trio in E Major, Op. 34 No. 6, G. 106:
• 18 String Trio in E Major, Op. 34 No. 6, G. 106: I. Allegro giusto 06:09
• 19 String Trio in E Major, Op. 34 No. 6, G. 106: II. Larghetto 03:15
• 20 String Trio in E Major, Op. 34 No. 6, G. 106: III. Minuetto con moto - Trio 03:01
• 21 String Trio in E Major, Op. 34 No. 6, G. 106: IV. Rondeau. Andante un poco lento 04:24
• Total Runtime 02:02:21

Info for Boccherini: String Trios, Op. 34

Different stages in the life of Luigi Boccherini are clearly mapped out in the music he wrote. None more so than the 6 String Trios, Op 34 written around 1781 – at the time of the Stabat mater – during the nine-year period when the composer forsook the precariousness of life within the hustle and bustle of Madrid for the tranquillity of Arenas de San Pedro, nearer Ávila, as he followed his patron, the Infante Luis de Borbón, in the latter’s banishment from the Spanish court. In conditions of comfort for himself and his young family Boccherini prospered on the artistic level as well: some 80 compositions emerged, many for the regular chamber music performances called for by the Enlightened prince, the maecenas also for painters such as Goya, Flipart and Paret.

In a pair of its earlier recordings, newly remastered and now appearing on Glossa, La Ritirata demonstrates complete sympathy with the Classical- era intentions of a composer in full maturity: no surprise when the three players are of the calibre of violinists Hiro Kurosaki and Lina Tur Bonet and cellist Josetxu Obregón. In this string trio configuration, Boccherini demanded great technical skill from the musicians, notably from the cello part (he was a virtuoso on the instrument himself) and requiring it to take on much of the role assumed by the viola in a quartet. Pervading all is the composer’s melodic invention, his preference for the galant style and the harmonic boldness which together assured his popularity throughout Europe at the time.

Hiro Kurosaki, violin
Lina Tur Bonet, violin
Josetxu Obregón, cello

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