BOCCHERINI - Fandango Concerto (Mov. 2) by Het CONSORT

LUIGI BOCCHERINI (1743-1805) composed his "Fandango" Quintet (No. 4 in D major - G. 448) originally either for guitar and string quartet or for two violoncelli, viola and two violins. Good to know here is that Luigi Boccherini himself was an excellent violoncellist and that the 2nd version mentioned here of this quintet could well have been intended for his (together with his musician friends) personal use.
Unfortunately the real chronological births of this work and some of the other guitar quintets by the Maestro's hand are not completely clear. There are scholars however who think that the guitar is so closely related to the Spanish soul and folk music that this Fandango quintet must have been written by the composer first with guitar and two violins, a viola and a violoncello in mind. A nice but yet unproved thought of course ...
What is known with certainty is that Boccherini dedicated his Sinfonia Concertante in C Major, a composition for full orchestra with an obligate guitar part to a friend of his, the Marquis de Bénavent, a Spanish nobleman and an enthusiastic player of the guitar.
The "Fandango" Quintet, as it is often referred too, is one of more quintets with guitar that could also have been composed with the Marquis in mind.
In any case this 'Fandango' Quintet is one of the most celebrated compositions of Luigi Boccherini. And probably known best in the flamboyant version for guitar and string quartet.

The complete work has four movements: a solemn and modest 1st movement named 'Pastorale'; a much more carefree and cheerful 'Allegro maestoso' 2nd part; the 'Grave assai', a short 3rd movement that - because of its great beauty and simplicity -- displays a feeling of anticipation of things to come. A mood that from the very start finds its fulfilling in the 'Fandango', the final and 4th movement.

Here the 'Allegro maestoso' (2nd mov.) of the "Fandango Concerto" is shown in the setting performed by the Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra HET CONSORT with their conductor Alex Timmerman as the guitar soloist.
The two other movements, the 'Pastorale' (I) and the 'Grave assai - Fandango' (3 & 4) played by the same orchestra and soloist, can also be viewed and listened to here at YouTube.

Thanks for video taping this concert (Autumn 1995) that was given by the Dutch Mandolin Orchestra Het CONSORT and Alex Timmerman, go to mr. Gerard Godlieb.

For more information about the Dutch Mandolin Chamber Orchestra Het CONSORT and their concerts, please visit their website:
http://www.mandolineorkest.nl/enwelkom.htm

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[gusjan2]

Wonderful,Alex & Consort!

[canegracehasettevite]

Grazie.