Flute Quintets
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1. Quintet for flute & strings in D major, Op.17/1, G419
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Athenaeum Enesco String Quartet Paris, Constantin Bogdanas, Dorel Fodoreanu, Dan Iarca, Aurele Nicolet, Florin Szigeti
2. Quintet for flute & strings in G minor, Op.19/2, G426
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Athenaeum Enesco String Quartet Paris, Constantin Bogdanas, Dorel Fodoreanu, Dan Iarca, Aurele Nicolet, Florin Szigeti
3. Quintet for flute & strings in D major, Op.19/4, G428
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Athenaeum Enesco String Quartet Paris, Constantin Bogdanas, Dorel Fodoreanu, Dan Iarca, Aurele Nicolet, Florin Szigeti
4. Quintet for flute & strings in D, Op 7/Vb 184 ("Wiener")
Composed by Joseph Martin Kraus
Performed by Athenaeum Enesco String Quartet Paris, Constantin Bogdanas, Dorel Fodoreanu, Dan Iarca, Aurele Nicolet, Florin Szigeti
5. Quintet for flute & strings in E-flat major, Op.17/6, G424
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Athenaeum Enesco String Quartet Paris, Constantin Bogdanas, Dorel Fodoreanu, Dan Iarca, Aurele Nicolet, Florin Szigeti
6. Quintet for flute & strings in G major, Op.17/5, G423
Composed by Luigi Boccherini
Performed by Athenaeum Enesco String Quartet Paris, Constantin Bogdanas, Dorel Fodoreanu, Dan Iarca, Aurele Nicolet, Florin Szigeti
Flute Quintets, Music, Boccherini, Kraus, Nicolet, Classical
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ASIN: B00000417Y
Release Date: 1994-01-18 |
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- No. 1 In D Minor, G. 445: 1. Allegro moderato
- No. 1 In D Minor, G. 445: 2. Cantabile
- No. 1 In D Minor, G. 445: 3. Minuetto
- No. 1 In D Minor, G. 445: 4. Finale (Allegro assai)
- No. 3 In B Flat, G. 447: 1. Allegro moderato
- No. 3 In B Flat, G. 447: 2. Tempo di minuetto
- No. 3 In B Flat, G. 447: 3. Adagio
- No. 3 In B Flat, G. 447: 4. Allegro
- No. 5 In D, G. 449: 1. Andantino pausato
- No. 5 In D, G. 449: 2. Minuetto
- No. 5 In D, G. 449: 3. Allegro giusto
- No. 5 In D, G. 449: 4. Andantino pausato con variazioni - Allegro giusto
- No. 7 In E Minor, G. 451: 1. Allegro moderato
- No. 7 In E Minor, G. 451: 2. Adagio
- No. 7 In E Minor, G. 451: 3. Minuetto
- No. 7 In E Minor, G. 451: 4. Allegretto
Tracks:
- No. 2 In E, G. 446: 1. Maestoso assai
- No. 2 In E, G. 446: 2. Adagio - Allegretto
- No. 2 In E, G. 446: 3. Polacca (Tempo di minuetto)
- No. 4 In D, G. 448 (Fandango): 1. Pastorale
- No. 4 In D, G. 448 (Fandango): 2. Allegro maestoso
- No. 4 In D, G. 448 (Fandango): 3. Grave assai - Fandango
- No. 6 In G, G. 450: 1. Allegro con vivacit
- No. 6 In G, G. 450: 2. Andantino lento
- No. 6 In G, G. 450: 3. Tempo di minuetto
- No. 6 In G, G. 450: 4. Allegretto
- No. 9 In C, G. 453 (La Ritirata di Madrid): 1. Alegro maestoso assai
- No. 9 In C, G. 453 (La Ritirata di Madrid): 2. Andantino
- No. 9 In C, G. 453 (La Ritirata di Madrid): 3. Allegretto
- No. 9 In C, G. 453 (La Ritirata di Madrid): 4. La Ritirata di Madrid
Customer Reviews:
barefoot kicker.......2007-01-10
Boccherini's Quintets for Guitar and Strings do not highlight the guitar as solo instrument in the way that better-known Baroque concerti frame and focus upon their respective solo instruments. Rather, the instrument insinuates itself into a company of strings and plays along with them, sometimes providing a steady background and occasionally emerging as a conventional soloist.
Like a soccer player who becomes an NFL kicker, this unexpected entree of the guitar into an unfamiliar environment displays pleasing crossover skills and unanticipated potentialities.
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble gives a truly splendid performance. Boccherini writes for a vivacious violin, and he certainly finds his desideratum among this ensemble. Indeed, the violin is arguably more prominent in this music than the guitar.
One does not finish a careful hearing of this performance astonished by Pepe Romero's technical virtuosity. Boccherini does not set this artist up for such an outcome. Rather, one concludes with admiration and gratitude for Romero's ability to sublimate certain soloist prerogatives and integrate himself fully into this string-ish company, where he plays with evident cameraderie.
The quality of the sounds produced by the Philips engineers is stunning, a word one strives not to use loosely.
¡Viva Romero and his tribe!
Field goals and extra points, after all, win football games.
Vivid & stylish performances.......2006-10-26
Pepe Romero teams up with members from the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields Chamber Orchestra. Though originally released in the late 1970's, this is still the best recording of the guitar quintets of Luigi Boccherini. The playing is first rate, and the balance between guitar and strings is just right. (In most such recordings the guitar is either inaudible or unnaturally bloated.) Personally I'm not fond of all Boccherini's guitar quintets--one critic grumped that they're more fun to play than to hear. But No. 4 with its famous "Fandango" and No. 9 "La Ritirata di Madrid" are delightful.
Joyous.......2005-12-06
A joyous celebration. That's the best way I can describe his music. It transport me to the past where I can wander around with grand ladies and gentlemen of the court, or go sailing off into the mist.
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- "Lovely melodies spill forth unhindered"
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ASIN: B000059WLC
Release Date: 2001-03-13 |
Tracks:
- Qt VI. in G, G.450: Allegro Con Vivacita
- Qt VI. in G, G.450: Andantino Lento
- Qt VI. in G, G.450: Tempo Di Minuetto (Trio/Minuetto Da Capo)
- Qt VI. in G, G.450: Allegretto
- Qt V. in D, G.449: Andantino Pausato
- Qt V. in D, G.449: Minuetto/Allegro (Trio/Minuetto Da Capo)
- Qt V. in D, G.449: Allegro Giusto
- Qt V. in D, G.449: Andantino Pausato Con Var - Allegro Giusto
- Qt IV. in D, G.448 'Fandango': Pastorale
- Qt IV. in D, G.448 'Fandango': Allegro Maestoso
- Qt IV. in D, G.448 'Fandango': Grave Assai - Fandango
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"Lovely melodies spill forth unhindered".......2006-04-10
Luigi Boccherini (1743 - 1805): Guitar Quintets Vol. 1 (G. 450; G. 449; G. 448 "Fandango"). Performed by Richard Savino, guitar, and the Artaria Quartet (Elizabeth Blumenstock, Katherine Kyme, Anthony Martin and Elisabeth Le Guin).
Recorded in October, 1989, by Skywalker Sound, Nicasio, California.
Harmonia Mundi. Originally released as HMU 907026. Re-released in 2001 in the Classical Express series as HCX 3957026. Total time: 56'54".
Luigi Boccherini was, in fact, a cellist, and is today perhaps best remembered for his cello concertos, which, in his day, were considered to be on a par with Haydn. Boccherini was a major figure in the European music scene at the end of the 18th century, and that despite the fact that he spent a great part of his life in provincial Spain, away from the great cultural centers of Europe. His large musical output was by no means limited to cello concertos; he produced symphonies and a great deal of chamber music, especially quartets and quintets. A number of these he re-worked towards the end of his life, adding a guitar and thus giving the pieces a peculiarly Spanish flavor. Elisabeth Le Guin and Richard Savino describe the resulting sound in the CD booklet, and their description is so accurate that I would like to quote it here: "Boccherini creates a handsome blend, using the guitar variously as a sonic underlay, rather like continuo, and as a sweet-voiced soloist. What is most endearing, as always in Boccherini, is his artlessness. Lovely melodies spill forth unhindered ..."
The performance on this CD is as accurate and as charming as the verbal description quoted above. There is no competition here between soloist and string quartet, but rather a delightful harmony that makes for relaxing listening where one can allow oneself the luxury of following now one instrument, then another, the guitar being all the while present but never dominant. This is made a further pleasure by the pleasant acoustics and the wonderful engineering. Full marks! After hearing this, I soon went on to buy the other two discs in this series, both equally enjoyable.
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Release Date: 1993-08-10 |
Tracks:
- Flute Concerto In D, Op. 27: I. Allegro moderato
- Flute Concerto In D, Op. 27: II. Adagio
- Flute Concerto In D, Op. 27: III. Rondeau
- String Quintet In E, Op. 13 No. 5: Minuet
- Guitar Quintet No. 4 In D: I. Pastorale
- Guitar Quintet No. 4 In D: II. Allegro maestoso
- Guitar Quintet No. 4 In D: III. Grave assai - Fandango
- String Quartet In D, Op. 6 No. 1: I. Allegro vivace
- String Quartet In D, Op. 6 No. 1: II. Adagio
- String Quartet In D, Op. 6 No. 1: III. Minuetto In Rondeau
- Cello Concerto In B Flat: I. Allegro moderato
- Cello Concerto In B Flat: II. Andantino grazioso
- Cello Concerto In B Flat: III. Rondo (Allegro)
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- Symphony No. 3 In C, Op. 12: I. Allegro con molto
- Symphony No. 3 In C, Op. 12: II. Andantino amoroso
- Symphony No. 3 In C, Op. 12: III. Tempo di minue
- Symphony No. 3 In C, Op. 12: IV. Presto ma non tanto
- Guitar Quintet No. 9 In C 'La Ritirata di Madrid': I. Allegro maestoso assai
- Guitar Quintet No. 9 In C 'La Ritirata di Madrid': II. Andantino
- Guitar Quintet No. 9 In C 'La Ritirata di Madrid': III. Allegretto
- Guitar Quintet No. 9 In C 'La Ritirata di Madrid': IV. 'La Ritirata di Madrid'
- Symphony No. 5 In B Flat, Op. 12: I. Allegro con spirito
- Symphony No. 5 In B Flat, Op. 12: II. Adagio non tanto
- Symphony No. 5 In B Flat, Op. 12: III. Minuetto
- Symphony No. 5 In B Flat, Op. 12: IV. Prestissimo
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Forgotten Gems Brought to Light!.......2006-08-31
This was among my very first Boccherini albums (I own 34) and I consider it an absolutely essential collection of his music.
CONS: I wish the Quintet in E were presented in its entirity as this album presents it alone and thus out of its immediate context. Also, the playing on the Guitar Quintet #4 is a bit anemic, especially in the Fandango which sounds much better when played with force and zest(I strongly recommentd the version by Europa Galant) though Boccherini's beauty shines through. Finally, the Flute Concerto is not by Boccherini at all, but by Franz Pokorny.
PROS: Out of the four versions of the Cello Concerto in B flat that I own, this is BY FAR the most beautifully realized version. Its playing is so strong and full of life that I am continually amazed each time I hear it. Its Andantino Grazioso is one of the most beautiful pieces of music that you will ever hear. Boccherini has here reached the sublime. Also, this is the original version of this concerto as written by Boccherini, not the fake Greutzmacher hackjob that appears on some albums.
The String Quartet in D opens with an invigorating Allegro Vivace that is played with such excitement and warmth it will make you immagine you are running through a field of tall grass in the summertime.
The Allegro of the Symphony No. 3 stands up to any of Hayden or Mozart's symphonies. Its brief violin solo is gorgeous!
Finally, the Guitar Quintet #9 is at the same time full of kinetic brilliance and fragile tenderness.
The songs on this album are all gorgeous creations that deserve so much more of the spotlight than they currently have. In all, this is a GREAT introduction to the music of one of history's most beautiful (though forgotten) composers. I warmly recommend this to you.
Excellent addition .......2006-06-17
for any classical music collection.
I listen to this at work in my office. Relaxing and stimulating at the same time.
Relaxation music with a kick.......2006-03-24
I love his music. This CD just confirms that. Very good background music to relax by. Some of the selections have a little spice to them. It's that Spanish flair coming out I guess. Could listen to it everyday.
pure pleasure.......2004-05-30
wonderful recording...a perennial favorite perfect for a relaxing summer evening.
"Fandango" has a spanish flair and played with such novice........1999-04-14
Boccherini- The first classical masterpiece which comes to our mind is his "Minuet". Bochherini has composed over 100 string quintets especially when he was in Spain. No wonder the third movement-Grave assai-in the Guitar Quintet No.4 in D (Fandango)composition has such added spanish tinge to it. Pepe Romero on the guitar accompanied by the Academy of St.Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble has captured the essence of the music with great brilliance. This Phillips recording would be a worthy addition to your classical collection.
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The classical heritage .......2006-04-16
The visible embellishment of this noble instrument was enriched still more by the Spanish composers, who following the traces of his contemporaries. In the case of Fernando Sor, Haydn was his musical guide, where as Aguado, could establish himself with major vehemence, due its particular style, based in the notable right-hand articulation, eschewed the classical patterns, being able to print his own music a flamboyant and refined character.
In the particular case of Fernando Sor, we have a wisdom blending of the counterpoint technique, an evocative mood from his own that, added the well known influence of the Italian composers (Domenico Cimarrosa and Giovanni Batista Pergolesi) and his beloved love for the Operatic genre, allowed him to enrich still more the lyrical possibilities of the guitar. Besides, unlike Nicolo Paganini, for instance fortunately did not transform the guitar in a simple device to show his overwhelming gifts. He used the guitar to play music, on the opposite approach of Paganini who used the music as mere device to play his instrument.
In the guitar genre there has not been most deserved and superb tribute to Mozart that this Variations Op. 9 based on a motive of The most famous Mozart ?s Magic Flute. Loaded of such imaginative freshness and enraptured inspiration you may notice that one of the Variations conserves an undeniable Italian flavor; this is one of the most beloved hidden treasures the guitar can offers us, which raise with special charm in the hands of this formidable soloist.
Aguado on the contrary acquired due his personal state of things, a notable adroitness who excelled by far, to Sor, so his musical approaches rode in opposite directions, trying to exploit at maximum levels the technical possibilities of the instrument.
Julian Bream makes a colossal tribute to both composers in this egregious and golden album.
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Tracks:
- String Quintet In G Minor, KV 516 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 1. Allegro
- String Quintet In G Minor, KV 516 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 2. Menuetto (Allegretto)
- String Quintet In G Minor, KV 516 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 3. Adagio ma non troppo
- String Quintet In G Minor, KV 516 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 4. Adagio -- Allegro
- Adagio And Fugue In C Minor, KV 546: Adagio
- Adagio And Fugue In C Minor, KV 546: Fugue
- Quintet In A, KV 581 For Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola And Cello: 1. Allegro
- Quintet In A, KV 581 For Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola And Cello: 2. Larghetto
- Quintet In A, KV 581 For Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola And Cello: 3. Menuetto
- Quintet In A, KV 581 For Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola And Cello: 4. Allegretto con variazioni
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- String Quintet In D, KV 593 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: I. Larghetto - Allegro
- String Quintet In D, KV 593 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 2. Adagio
- String Quintet In D, KV 593 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
- String Quintet In D, KV 593 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 4. Finale (Allegro)
- String Quintet In E Flat, KV 614 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: I. Allegro di molto
- String Quintet In E Flat, KV 614 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 2. Andante
- String Quintet In E Flat, KV 614 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 3. Menuetto (Allegretto)
- String Quintet In E Flat, KV 614 For 2 Violins, 2 Violas And Cello: 4. Allegro
- Adagio And Rondo In C, KV 617 For Glass Harmonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola And Cello: Adagio
- Adagio And Rondo In C, KV 617 For Glass Harmonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola And Cello: Rondo
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Mozart really liked the number 5. Aside from the group of six string quartets dedicated to Haydn, just about all of his greatest chamber works are quintets, and some of them are very unusual too. This particular set contains three magnificent late string quintets, the ever popular Clarinet Quintet, and weirdly wonderful Adagio and Rondo for Glass Harmonica, Flute, Oboe, Viola and Cello. A glass harmonica, by the way, is a set of water-filled glasses that you set spinning and play with moistened fingertips. It was invented (or at least perfected) by Benjamin Franklin, and was wildly popular in Mozart's day, particularly among amateur female performers. An excellent collection in every respect. --David Hurwitz
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Gramophone "Top 100 Recording".......2005-03-27
In addition to the masterpiece G-minor Quintet (K.516), this second volume contains several other significant works. Most notably is the masterpiece Clarinet Quintet (K.581), a highly-angular Adagio/Fugue in rare key of C-minor, Mozart's last chamber composition (string quintet K.614) and a unique, late work for the unusual "glass harmonica". The two pieces for glass harmonica (basically, an invention of rotating glass bowls that ping when struck) are gentle, etherial compositions that Mozart wrote just before his death for a blind virtuoso of this unusual instrument (hence the late Kochel number K. 617). They are quite unique compositions in all of classical music. Equally dreamy in tone is the much-loved Clarinet Quintet (K581) with Brymer that is much better than many other versions I have heard. (But, there are several beautiful recordings of this work). Hearing its radient, soaring autumnal textures, one is not surprised to learn that Mozart absolutely adored the clarinet and writing to its wide and expressive sonorities.
It is nearly universally agreed that Mozart's string quintets not only surpassed his earlier "Haydn" quartets but are amoung his finest chamber compositions - and in the entire clasical repertoire for that matter. Particularly, the late string quintets, K515 & 516, are thought to be Mozart's pinnacle chamber compositions. One will be hard pressed to find finer recordings of Mozart's magnificant string quintets than these by the legendary Grumiaux Trio (+ Lesueur and Gerecz to round out the quintet). Their landmark recordings here are cited in nearly every major review as a truly exceptional example of the art of chamber music playing. The major reviewers/guides (Gramophone, Jim Svejda, Penguin and Third Ear) all give them the highest accolades, while Gramophone notes that, "This edition belongs in the pantheon of Great Mozart recordings." In addition, Gramophone awarded the String Quintets here their highest award - one of the "Top 100 Recordings of All Time" - which is recognition about as high as you can get in the music world. Their playing are supremely lush, galantly poised and tonally opulant - serving this special niche of Mozart's output honorably. Grumiaux really sets a standard for the ages of how to play Mozart, and such perfection of style is seen in these works (as in much of his Mozart recordings.
Equally, the recorded sound of the highest clarity (as usual for Philips). Philip's Quintets I and II is an absolutely superb, timeless set of four CD's that contain some of the creme of the classical chamber repertoire. Having all the Quintets on four CD's is of great value - as is the DUO "twofer" price. Chamber enthusiasts will want to get both Vol.I and II as each set contains 2-3 major works that are amongst Mozart's most prized chamber compositions. A wonderful investment in history and music that will never go out of style.
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Juon, Huber: Wind Quintets
Manufacturer: Koch Discover Int'l
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ASIN: B0000061ZZ
Release Date: 1998-04-21 |
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- 'Abrabesken'-Trio, Op.73: Commodo - Tilmann Zahn/Urs Brugger/Tomasz Sosnowski
- 'Abrabesken'-Trio, Op.73: Larghetto - Tilmann Zahn/Urs Brugger/Tomasz Sosnowski
- 'Abrabesken'-Trio, Op.73: Allegro (Quasi Menuetto) - Tilmann Zahn/Urs Brugger/Tomasz Sosnowski
- 'Abrabesken'-Trio, Op.73: Vivo-Tranquillo-Tempo I - Tilmann Zahn/Urs Brugger/Tomasz Sosnowski
- Windquintet in B, Op.84: Allegro - Schweizer Blaserquintett/Michael Hartmann/Tilmann Zahn/Urs Brugger/Henryk Kalinski...
- Windquintet in B, Op.84: Larghetto - Schweizer Blaserquintett/Michael Hartmann/Tilmann Zahn/Urs Brugger/Henryk Kalinski...
- Windquintet in B, Op.84: Allegro Molto - Schweizer Blaserquintett/Michael Hartmann/Tilmann Zahn/Urs Brugger/Henryk Kalinski...
- Sextet in B: Adagio Ma Non Troppo-Allegro Con Moto - Michael Hartmann/Tilmann Zahn/Urs Brugger/Tomasz Sosnowski/Henryk Kalinski/Michiko Otaki
- Sextet in B: Allegro Molto Vivace - Michael Hartmann/Tilmann Zahn/Urs Brugger/Tomasz Sosnowski/Henryk Kalinski/Michiko Otaki
- Sextet in B: Adagio Ma Non Troppo - Michael Hartmann/Tilmann Zahn/Urs Brugger/Tomasz Sosnowski/Henryk Kalinski/Michiko Otaki
- Sextet in B: Allegro Vivace Con Brio - Michael Hartmann/Tilmann Zahn/Urs Brugger/Tomasz Sosnowski/Henryk Kalinski/Michiko Otaki
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Boccherini: Flute Quintets
Manufacturer: Sony
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ASIN: B0000029SU
Release Date: 1997-02-18 |
Tracks:
- Quintet No. 3 In C Major, G. 439: I. Allegro vivace
- Quintet No. 3 In C Major, G. 439: II. Cantabile
- Quintet No. 3 In C Major, G. 439: III. Andante con variazioni
- Quintet No. 2 In G Major, G. 438: I. Allegro
- Quintet No. 2 In G Major, G. 438: II. Adagio non tanto
- Quintet No. 2 In G Major, G. 438: III. Andante con variazioni
- Quintet No. 1 In F Major, G. 437: I. Allegro
- Quintet No. 1 In F Major, G. 437: II. Largo
- Quintet No. 1 In F Major, G. 437: III. Grazioso
- Quintet No. 5 In G Major, G. 441: I. Moderato
- Quintet No. 5 In G Major, G. 441: II. Adagio
- Quintet No. 5 In G Major, G. 441: III. Grazioso
- Quintet No. 6 In B-Flat Major, G. 442: I. Allegro
- Quintet No. 6 In B-Flat Major, G. 442: II. Adagio
- Quintet No. 6 In B-Flat Major, G. 442: III. Roneau. Grazioso
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Boccherini: Flute Quintets, Op. 17
Manufacturer: Naxos
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ASIN: B0000014AE
Release Date: 1996-11-05 |
Tracks:
- Allegro Assai
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Danzi: Wind Quintets, Volume 2
Manufacturer: Bis
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ASIN: B0000016I6
Release Date: 1994-10-12 |
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Boccherini: Guitar Quintets 1-6
Manufacturer: Capriccio
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