{"product_id":"2361125","title":"La Ritirata; Josetxu Obregon - Fandango - Boccherini String Quintets [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuigi Boccherini himself was an outstanding cellist and devoted a great deal of space to his instrument in his oeuvre.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was particularly fond of the string quintet in the special instrumentation of two cellos or cello and double bass, of which he can be considered the 'inventor' - he wrote over 100 works in this genre.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIts origins are closely linked to the court in Spain, where he found a complete string quartet of professional musicians in the Fontin Boadilla del Monte family, whom he joined with his concertante cello. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCellist Josetxu Obregon and his ensemble La Ritirata have selected four of Boccherini's string quintets for the new CD 'Fandango'. \\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe quintet's name was inspired by Quintet No. 77, which in the second movement strikes up the rhythm of the popular Spanish dance and requires the cellist to pick up the castanets. But Boccherini also translates his Spanish impressions into music in many other place.  In Quintet No. 60 for example, the nightlife in the streets of Madrid is depicted with many sound impressions such as church bells, marching soldiers, beggars playing music and street singers, and Quintet No. 12 takes us to the royal birdhouse with birdsong and twittering.\u003c\/p\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'La Ritirata's cantabile is sensual, its minuet rhythms warmed by subtly varied up-bowing, and its pastoral moods \\x96 as in Op. 11 No. 6, Boccherini's homage to his patron's country palace \\x96 limpidly na\\xefve' \\x96 \u003ci\u003eBBC Music Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e (5 stars)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuigi Boccherini: String Quintet No. 73, Op. 39\/1, G. 337\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eString Quintet No. 77, Op. 40\/2, G. 341Fandango\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eString Quintet No. 12, Op. 11\/6, G. 276 L'Uccelliera\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eString Quintet No. 60, Op. 30\/6, G. 324\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54420712751489,"sku":"2361125","price":19.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/8424562231108.jpg?v=1750620567","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2361125","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}