Boccherini/ Northern Consort - 5 Quintets AEC Music chosen according to the character

chosen according to the character of each sonata: a Viennese piano after Johann Andreas Stein and an original John Broadwood from 1822

Live unpublished and newly restored broadcasts

world-class tenor Piotr Beczala returned to the Opernhaus Zurich as Sou-Chong

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Boccherini/ Northern Consort - 5 Quintets AEC Music chosen according to the characterLuigi Boccherini occupies a special place in cellists' hearts: he must have been a phenomenal player, and, happily, he was also a composer. His exceptional knowledge of the technical possibilities of the cello helped him create a completely knew sound palette This is particularly evident in his chamber music, with it's splendid vocalic lines, often revealing an undertone of melancholy, combined with impressive virtuosity, and with a wink or a smile