Luigi Boccherini
Italian composer and cellist
Ridolfo Luigi Boccherini (, also US:; Italian: [riˈdɔlfo luˈiːdʒi bokkeˈriːni]; 19 February 1743 – 28 May 1805) was an Italian composer and cellist of the Classical era whose music retained a courtly and galante style even while he matured somewhat apart from the major classical musical centers. He is best known for the minuet from his String Quintet in E, Op. 11, No. 5 (G 275), and the Cello Concerto in B♭ major (G 482). The latter work was long known in the heavily altered version by German cellist and prolific arranger Friedrich Grützmacher, but has recently been restored to its original version. He is also particularly well known for his Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid (Night Music of the Streets of Madrid).
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Works
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- 3 String Quintets, op. 39 (G. 337-339)
- 6 Fugues for 2 bassoons or cellos, G. 73
- 6 String Quartets, op. 32
- 6 String Quartets, op. 58
- 6 String Quintets, op. 10 (G. 265-270)
- 6 String Quintets, op. 11 (G.271-276)
- 6 String Quintets, op. 13 (G. 277-282)
- 6 String Quintets, op. 18 (G. 283-288)
- 6 String Quintets, op. 20 (G. 289-294)
- 6 String Quintets, op. 25, G. 295-300
- 6 String Quintets, op. 28 (G. 308-312)
- 6 String Sextets, op. 23 (G. 454-459)
- 6 concerti a grande orchestra, op. 12
- Adagio and Allegro for Cello and String Orchestra in A major
- Cello Concerto in B flat major, G.482 Orchestral
- Cello Concerto in C major, G.481 Orchestral
- Cello Concerto in D major, G.479 Orchestral
- Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, G. 474
- Cello Concerto no. 10 in D major, G. 483
- Cello Concerto no. 11 in C major, G. 573
- Cello Concerto no. 12 in E-flat major, G. deest
- Cello Concerto no. 2 in A major, G. 475
- Cello Concerto no. 3 in D major, G. 476
- Cello Concerto no. 4 in C major, G. 477
- Cello Concerto no. 5 in D major, G. 478
- Cello Concerto no. 6 in D major
- Cello Concerto no. 7 in G major, G. 480
- Cello Concerto no. 9 in B-flat major, G. 482
- Cello Quintet, op. 37 no. 7
- Clementina
- Concerto In Si Bemolle Maggiore Per Violoncello E Orchestra
- Flute Quintet no. 6 in E-flat major, G. 424
- Notturno (Duet) No. 7 in E-flat major, G 62 "La bona notte"
- Octet in G major, op. 38 no. 4, G. 470 "Notturno"
- Piano Quintet in D minor, G. 416, op. 57, no. 4 Chamber
- Quartet in E-flat major, op. 6 no. 3
- Quartett für Flöte, Violine, Viola und Violoncello in D-Dur
- Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola, and 2 Cellos No. 73 in B-flat major, Op. 39 No. 1 G. 337
- Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola, and 2 Cellos No. 74 in F major, Op. 39 No. 2 G. 338
- Quintet for 2 Violins, Viola, and 2 Cellos No. 75 in D major, Op. 39 No. 3 G. 339
- Quintet for Guitar and Strings in C major, G.453, "La Ritirada di Madrid" Chamber
- Quintet for Guitar and Strings in D major, G.448, "Fandango" Chamber
- Quintet for Piano and Strings no. 11 in E major, op. 57 no. 5, G. 417
- Quintet for Piano and Strings no. 12 in C major, op. 57 no. 6, G. 418
- Quintet for Piano and Strings no. 7 in A major, op. 57 no. 1, G. 413
- Quintet for Piano and Strings no. 8 in B-flat major, op. 57 no. 2, G. 414
- Quintet for Piano and Strings no. 9 in E minor, op. 57 no. 3, G. 415
- Quintet for flute and strings in D major, G 430 "Las Parejas"
- Quintet no. 1 for Guitar and Strings in D minor, G. 445
- Quintet no. 1 for Piano and Strings in E minor, G. 407
- Quintet no. 13 for Flute (Or Oboe) & Strings in G major, op. 55 no. 1, G. 431
- Quintet no. 14 for Flute (or Oboe) and Strings in F major, op. 55 no. 2, G. 432
- Quintet no. 15 for Flute (or Oboe) and Strings in D major, op. 55 no. 3, G. 433
- Quintet no. 16 for Flute (or Oboe) and Strings in A major, op. 55 no. 4, G. 434
- Quintet no. 17 for Flute (or Oboe) and Strings in E-flat major, op. 55 no. 5, G. 435
- Quintet no. 18 for Flute (or Oboe) and Strings in D minor, op. 55 no. 6, G. 436
- Quintet no. 2 for Guitar and Strings in E major, G 446
- Quintet no. 2 for Piano and Strings in F major, G. 408
- Quintet no. 3 for Guitar and Strings in B-flat major, G. 447
- Quintet no. 3 for Piano and Strings in C major, G. 409, op. 56 no. 3
- Quintet no. 4 for Piano and Strings in E-flat major, G. 410, op. 56 no. 4
- Quintet no. 49, in D major, for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos G.313, op. 29/1
- Quintet no. 5 for Guitar and Strings in D major, G. 449
- Quintet no. 5 for Piano and Strings in D major, G. 411, op. 56 no. 5
- Quintet no. 53 in E-flat major for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos, G.317, op. 29 no. 5
- Quintet no. 6 for Guitar and Strings in G major, G. 450
- Quintet no. 6 for Piano and Strings in A minor, G. 412, op. 56 no. 6
- Quintet no. 7 for Guitar and Strings in E minor, G. 451
- Quintette en Fa mineur G 347, op. 41 no. 2
- Six Flute Sextets, op. 16
- Six Quatuors pour le clavecin ou pianoforte, violon, viola et basse obligé G. 529
- Sonata I
- Sonata No. 13 in A Major, G. 13
- Sonata No. 14 in E-Flat Major, G. 14
- Sonata No. 15 in G Major, G. 15
- Sonata No. 16 in E-Flat Major, G. 16
- Sonata No. 17 in C Major, G. 17
- Sonata No. 18 in C Minor, G. 18
- Sonata No. 2 in C Minor, G. 2b
- Sonata No. 4 in A Major, G. 4
- Sonata No. 6 in C Major, G. 6
- Sonata No. 8 in B-Flat Major, G. 8
- Sonata No. 9 in F Major, G. 9
- Sonata for 2 Cellos in E-flat major, G. 75
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo in A major, Gdeest
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo in E-flat major, Gdeest
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo in G major, Gdeest
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 1 in F major, G. 1
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 10 in E-flat major, G 10
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 11 in E-flat major, G 11
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 12 in B-flat major, G. 12
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 13 in A major, G. 13
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 14 in E-flat major, G. 14
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 15 in G major, G. 15
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 16 in E-flat major, G. 16
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 17 in C major, G. 17
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 18 in C minor, G. 18
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 2 in C minor, G. 2
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 2b in C minor, G. 2b
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 3 in C major, G. 3
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 4 in A major, G. 4
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 4b in A major, G. 4b
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 5 in G major, G. 5
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 6 in C major, G 6
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 7 in C major, G 7
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 8 in B-flat major, G 8
- Sonata for Cello Solo and Basso Continuo no. 9 in F major, G 9
- Sonata for Cello and Continuo in A major “L’imperatrice”
- Sonata for Harpsichord and Violin no. 1 in B-flat major, op. 5 no. 1, G. 25
- Sonata for Harpsichord and Violin no. 2 in C major, op. 5 no. 2, G. 26
- Sonata for Harpsichord and Violin no. 3 in B-flat major, op. 5 no. 3, G. 27
- Sonata for Harpsichord and Violin no. 4 in D major, op. 5 no. 4, G. 28
- Sonata for Harpsichord and Violin no. 5 in G minor, op. 5 no. 5, G. 29
- Sonata for Harpsichord and Violin no. 6 in E-flat major, op. 5 no. 6, G. 30
- Sonata for Violin an Cello in D major
- Sonata in A major
- Sonata in C major “La Seguidilla”
- Sonata in C minor, G. 43
- Sonata in D major, G. 24 no. 4
- Sonata in G major “La Tirana”
- Sonata no. 2 in C major, G. 2
- Stabat Mater, G. 532
- String Quartet in A major, op. 8 no. 6
- String Quartet in C Major, G. 240, op. 53 no. 5
- String Quartet in C major, G. 232, op. 52 no. 1
- String Quartet in C major, op. 2 no. 6, G. 164
- String Quartet in C minor, op. 2 no. 1, G. 159
- String Quartet in C minor, op. 8 no. 2
- String Quartet in D major, G. 165, op. 8 no. 1
- String Quartet in D major, G. 237 (Op. 53/2)
- String Quartet in E-flat major, op. 8 no. 3, G. 167
- String Quartet in F major, op. 8 no. 5
- String Quartet in G major “La Tiranna”, op. 44 no. 4, G. 223
- String Quartet in G minor, op. 8 no. 4
- String Quartet no. 13 in C minor, op. 9 no. 1, G. 171
- String Quartet no. 19 in D major, op. 15, no. 1, G. 177
- String Quartet no. 36 in G minor, op. 24 no. 6, G. 194
- String Quartet no. 90 in F major, op. 64 no. 1, G. 248
- String Quintet (Quintettino) for 2 violins, viola & 2 cellos in D major ("Fandango"), G. 341 (op. 40/2)
- String Quintet in A major, op. 27 no. 1, G. 301
- String Quintet in B minor, G. 350, op. 42 no. 3
- String Quintet in B minor, op. 27 no. 6, G. 306
- String Quintet in C major, G. 349, op. 42 no. 2
- String Quintet in C major, G.324, "La musica notturna delle strade di Madrid" Chamber
- String Quintet in C major, op. 45 no. 4, G. 358
- String Quintet in C major, op. 50 no. 5, G. 374
- String Quintet in D major, G. 353, op. 43 no. 2
- String Quintet in D major, op.13 no.5
- String Quintet in E major, op. 11, no. 5 Chamber
- String Quintet in E minor, op. 27 no. 3, G. 303
- String Quintet in E-flat major, op. 27 no. 4, G. 304
- String Quintet in F minor, G. 348, op. 37 no. 19
- String Quintet in G major, op. 27 no. 2, G. 302
- String Quintet in G minor, G. 351, op. 37 no. 13
- String Quintet in G minor, op. 27 no. 5, G. 305
- String Quintet in G minor, op. 46 no. 4, G. 362
- String Quintet no. 15 in A major, op. 60, no. 3, G. 393
- String Quintet no. 62 in D major, op. 31, no. 2, G. 326
- String Quintet no. 72 in F major, op. 36 no. 6, G 336 "Quintetto dello Scacciapensiero"
- String Quintett no. 23 in D major, op. 62, no. 5, G. 401
- String Trio in D major, G. 98
- String Trio in G major, op. 34 no. 2
- Symphony in A major, G. 511, op. 35, no. 3 Orchestral
- Symphony in A major, op. 21 no. 6, G. 498
- Symphony in B major, op. 12 no. 5 G. 507
- Symphony in B-flat major, op. 35 no. 6, G. 514
- Symphony in C major, op. 10 no. 4 G. 523
- Symphony in C major, op. 7 G. 491
- Symphony in D major, G. 490
- Symphony in D major, G. 500
- Symphony in D major, op. 35 no. 1, G. 509
- Symphony in E-flat major, op. 12 no. 2 G. 504
- Symphony in E-flat major, op. 35 no. 2, G. 510
- Symphony in E-flat major, op. 35 no. 5, G. 513
- Symphony in F major, G.512, op. 35, no. 4 Orchestral
- Symphony no. 13 in C major, op. 37 no. 1, G. 515
- Symphony no. 15 in D minor, op. 37 no. 3, G. 517
- Symphony no. 16 in A major, op. 37 no. 4, G. 518
- Symphony no. 17 in C minor, op. 41, G. 519
- Symphony no. 18 in D major, op. 42, G. 520
- Symphony no. 19 in D major, op. 43, G. 521
- Symphony no. 20 in D minor, op. 45, G. 522
- Symphony op. 21 No. 1 (G 493) in B-flat
- Symphony op. 21 No. 2 (G 494) in E-flat
- Symphony op. 21 No. 3 (G 495) in C
- Symphony op. 21 No. 4 (G 496) in D
- Symphony op. 21 No. 5 (G 497) in B-flat
- Trio Sonata for Harpsichord, Violin and Cello no. 1 in C major, G. 143
- Trio Sonata for Harpsichord, Violin and Cello no. 2 in E minor, G. 144
- Trio Sonata for Harpsichord, Violin and Cello no. 3 in E-flat major, G. 145
- Trio Sonata for Harpsichord, Violin and Cello no. 4 in D major, G. 146
- Trio Sonata for Harpsichord, Violin and Cello no. 5 in B-flat major, G. 147
- Trio Sonata for Harpsichord, Violin and Cello no. 6 in G minor, G. 148
- Trio in G minor op. 6 no. 5, G. 93
Box sets & recent recordings
- Luigi Boccherini: Essential Works — Luigi Boccherini, Various Artists (2021) box set · 49 tracks Spotify
- Boccherini: Complete Flute Quintets — Luigi Boccherini, Rafael Ruibérriz de Torres (2020) box set · 38 tracks Spotify
- Boccherini: Complete Cello Concertos — Luigi Boccherini, Enrico Bronzi, Accademia I Filarmonici Di Verona (2006) box set · 36 tracks Spotify
- Boccherini: Complete Violin Sonatas, Vol. 2 — Luigi Boccherini, Igor Ruhadze, Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya (2025) Spotify
- Luigi Boccherini - Great Recordings — Luigi Boccherini (2022) Spotify
Box sets & recent releases via Spotify — surfaced automatically, not editorial picks.