Luigi Boccherini

Klassik

The next Luigi Boccherini concert is scheduled for Saturday, September 6, 2025 at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ in Amsterdam, Netherlands. See all 1 upcoming concerts

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Listen to Minuet String Quartet, Opus 11 No. 5 (feat. Luigi Boccherini) [Synthesizer Arranged] by Elsen and Van der Vliet, see lyrics, music video & more!

Minuet String Quartet, Opus 11 No. 5 (feat. Luigi Boccherini) [Synthesizer Arranged]Elsen and Van der Vliet

Listen to Minuet by Secret Piano & Luigi Boccherini, see lyrics, music video & more!

MinuetSecret Piano & Luigi Boccherini

Listen to La música nocturna de Madrid - IV. Ritirata by Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid & Luigi Boccherini, see lyrics, music video & more!

La música nocturna de Madrid - IV. RitirataOrquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid & Luigi Boccherini

Listen to La música nocturna de Madrid - III. I spagnoli si divertono le strade by Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid & Luigi Boccherini, see lyrics, music video & more!

La música nocturna de Madrid - III. I spagnoli si divertono le stradeOrquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid & Luigi Boccherini

Listen to La música nocturna de Madrid - II. Il Rosario by Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid & Luigi Boccherini, see lyrics, music video & more!

La música nocturna de Madrid - II. Il RosarioOrquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid & Luigi Boccherini

Listen to La música nocturna de Madrid - I. Ave María by Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid & Luigi Boccherini, see lyrics, music video & more!

La música nocturna de Madrid - I. Ave MaríaOrquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid & Luigi Boccherini

Listen to Symphony No.4 in D Minor, Op.12 No.4, G.506: 3. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Con Moto V by Luigi Boccherini, Christian Lindberg, Min Ensemble & Per Egland, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No.4 in D Minor, Op.12 No.4, G.506: 3. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Con Moto VLuigi Boccherini, Christian Lindberg, Min Ensemble & Per Egland

Listen to Symphony No.4 in D Minor, Op.12 No.4, G.506: 3. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Con Moto IV by Luigi Boccherini, Christian Lindberg, Min Ensemble & Per Egland, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No.4 in D Minor, Op.12 No.4, G.506: 3. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Con Moto IVLuigi Boccherini, Christian Lindberg, Min Ensemble & Per Egland

Listen to Symphony No.4 in D Minor, Op.12 No.4, G.506: 3. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Con Moto III by Luigi Boccherini, Christian Lindberg, Min Ensemble & Per Egland, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No.4 in D Minor, Op.12 No.4, G.506: 3. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Con Moto IIILuigi Boccherini, Christian Lindberg, Min Ensemble & Per Egland

Listen to Symphony No.4 in D Minor, Op.12 No.4, G.506: 3. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Con Moto II by Luigi Boccherini, Christian Lindberg, Min Ensemble & Per Egland, see lyrics, music video & more!

Symphony No.4 in D Minor, Op.12 No.4, G.506: 3. Andante Sostenuto - Allegro Con Moto IILuigi Boccherini, Christian Lindberg, Min Ensemble & Per Egland

Upcoming Concerts for Luigi Boccherini

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Sep 06, 2025
Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
Amsterdam

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ALBUMRelaxing Classical Essentials (Relax, Unwind, Reading, Study, Work or Sleep to the Finest Selection of Mozart, Bach, Pachelbel, Grieg, Chopin, Gluck)Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Pachelbel, Edvard Grieg, Luigi Boccherini, Frédéric Chopin, Benedetto Marcello & Christoph Willibald Gluck

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Listen to Boccherini: Chamber Works for Flute • Quintet, Op. 19 • Sextet, Op. 38 • Quintet in C Major by Sally Walker

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Listen to Suzuki Viola Book 2 Piano Accompaniments Part II: The Two Grenadiers to Boccherini Minuet by SN Music Education

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Listen to Boccherini: String Quartet in C Minor, G. 159, arranged for piano four hands by Claudio Colombo

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About Luigi Boccherini

Hometown

Lucca, Italy

Born

1743

Genre

Klassik

Als Cellist und Komponist von Kammermusik gilt Luigi Boccherini als eine wichtige Größe des klassischen Stils des 18. Jahrhundert aus dem romanischen Sprachraum. 1743 in Lucca in eine musikalische Familie hineingeboren, machte er sich schon in jungen Jahren als virtuoser Cellist einen Namen, reiste durch ganz Europa und ließ sich schließlich in Madrid nieder. 1770 trat er als Komponist und Musiker in die Dienste von Don Luis, dem Bruder des spanischen Königs. Hier leistete Boccherini Pionierarbeit im Bereich des Streichquintetts, indem er das bereits bestehende Quartett um ein Cello erweiterte. Boccherini komponierte über 120 solcher fantasievollen Quintette, gut 100 Quartette sowie eine Fülle anderer Kammermusikwerke und Sinfonien. Seine große Gabe lag vor allem im Lyrischen, was seiner Musik eine eher charmante und weniger dramatische Färbung verleiht. Sein ergreifendes „Stabat Mater“ (1781) wurde von Giovanni Battista Pergolesis berühmter Vertonung inspiriert. Boccherini starb 1805 in Madrid.