Luigi Boccherini
19.02.1743—28.05.1805

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Luigi Boccherini
Quattro versioni originali della Ritirata Notturna di Madrid di L. Boccherini | for orchestra

Work Details
Year of arrangement: 1975
Scored for: for orchestra
Composer: Luigi Boccherini
Arranger: Luciano Berio
Instrumentation: 3 3 3 3 - 4 4 3 1 - timp, perc(3), hp, str
Instrumentation details: 1st flute; 2nd flute; 3rd flute (+picc); 1st oboe; 2nd oboe; cor anglais; 1st clarinet in Bb; 2nd clarinet in Bb; bass clarinet in Bb; 1st bassoon; 2nd bassoon; contrabassoon; 1st horn in F; 2nd horn in F; 3rd horn in F; 4th horn in F; 1st trumpet in C; 2nd trumpet in C; 3rd trumpet in C; 4th trumpet in C; 1st trombone; 2nd trombone; 3rd trombone; bass tuba; timpani; 1st percussion; 2nd percussion; 3rd percussion; harp; violin I; violin II; viola; violoncello; contrabass
Duration (min): 8
Dedication: A Davide Bellugi

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World Première
Location: Milano / Italy
Date: 17.06.1975
Orchestra: Filarmonica della Scala
Conductor: Piero Bellugi
Work Introduction

Part of the name is misleading; Berio composed 11 variations on Boccherini’s theme, which the latter fashioned into four different instrumental combinations after the huge success of his original work for string quintet. But Boccherini (1743-1805) did live in Madrid, hence the [...]

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