Camerismo sinfonico
Bicentenary of the death of the founder of the quartet form, Luigi Boccherini
Quartetto Luigi Tomasini (Hungary)
Sunday 10 July 2005, 7.30 pm
Collegium Marianum, Baroque Library Hall, Melantrichova 19, Praha 1
A native of the Italian Lucca, Luigi Boccherini (1743–1805) can be considered one of the founders of the string-quartet form especially on account of his prolific output for this chamber line-up. Contrary to Joseph Haydn who is also often ascribed with this title, Boccherini was an active quartet player. A phenomenal cellist, he co-founded the first known stable string quartet in the 1760s. The ensemble, for which he composed 97 quartets, performed in Italy, France and Spain. This programme fell within the line of the general theme of the 2005 SFEM “Música de España” since Boccherini served from 1768 onwards at the Madrid court of the future king Carl IV and influenced Spanish composers of the time.
