6 String Quintets, G.319-324 (Op.30) (Boccherini, Luigi)

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Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid, G.324 (1st version)

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Editor Gustav Lenzewski (1857-1928)
Publisher. Info. Berlin: Chr. Friedrich Vieweg, n.d.(ca.1926). Plate V. 1635.
Reissue — Munich, 1975, with fraudulent copyright claim.
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Misc. Notes First version, without Variations on the "Ritirata" Reissue claim might not have been fraudulent if editor was still alive (though he would have been rather young- if it was Lenzewski "Jr." (or nephew or etc.) (1897 to 1988) ? )
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Editor Luca Albanese (b. 1993)
Publisher. Info. Luca Albanese, 2022.
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Misc. Notes New edition using the Version by Vieweg, cross referencing with the second edition. Some technical indications by Boccherini were ommitted, as they can't be translated or give little information ("Con mala grazia", Squajalamente" etc.). Errors corrected without notice.
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Selections: String Quintets, G.319-323

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Misc. Notes Copied in the 19th century from an autograph manuscript
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Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid, G.324 (2nd version with the variations on the "Ritirata")

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Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid, G.324

For 2 Violins and Piano 3 hands (Kullman)

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Arranger Benedict Kullman (1995-)
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Misc. Notes Based on Gustav Lenzewski's edition. New edition to come soon.
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For Flute and 2 Violins (Davies-White)

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Arranger María del Mar OCAÑA
Publisher. Info. Departamento de Musicología del Conservatorio Superior de Música de Castilla y León (Spain), 2018.
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Musica Notturna delle Strade di Madrid, G.324 (2nd version with the variations on the "Ritirata")

For Horn, 2 Trumpets, Trombone and Tuba (Balparda de Carvalho)

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Arranger Daniel Balparda de Carvalho (b. 1975)
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Arranger Luca Albanese (b. 1993)
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Misc. Notes Orchestrated Version of 3 Excerpts from the Quintetto for a chamber music orchestra.
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General Information

Work Title 6 String Quintets
Alternative. Title
Composer Boccherini, Luigi
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. G.319-324 ; Op.30 in Boccherini's autograph catalogue
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. ILB 62
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's 6 quintets:
  1. Quintet No.55, in B major, G.319
  2. Quintet No.56, in A minor, G.320
  3. Quintet No.57, in C major, G.321
  4. Quintet No.58, in E major, G.322
  5. Quintet No.59, in E minor, G.323
  6. Quintet No.60 in C major, G.324 "La Musica Notturna delle strade di Madrid"
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1780
First Publication. 1921 (G.324 first version), 1958 (G.319, G.321, G.322, G.324 second version)
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Classical
Piece Style Classical
Instrumentation 2 violins, viola, 2 cellos
Extra Information unpublished in composer's lifetime

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There are 2 authentic versions of No.60; the later one includes the Variations on the "Ritirata" found also in G.418 and 453.

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