Jim Smoak

One of Boccherini's most famous pieces, this joyful minuet comes from the third movement of his Quintet in E Major. Robert's version is ideally scored for string ensembles and will make a super progra...

One of Boccherini's most famous pieces, this joyful minuet comes from the third movement of his Quintet in E Major. Robert's version is ideally scored for string ensembles and will make a super progra...

One of Boccherini's most famous pieces, this joyful minuet comes from the third movement of his Quintet in E Major. Robert's version is ideally scored for string ensembles and will make a super progra...

Heard in the final scenes of Master and Commander: Far Side of the World, this masterwork by Boccherini provides a lighthearted musical picture of a typical night in Spain's largest city, including th...

Heard in the final scenes of Master and Commander: Far Side of the World, this masterwork by Boccherini provides a lighthearted musical picture of a typical night in Spain's largest city, including th...

Heard in the final scenes of Master and Commander: Far Side of the World, this masterwork by Boccherini provides a lighthearted musical picture of a typical night in Spain's largest city, including th...

Heard in the final scenes of Master and Commander: Far Side of the World, this masterwork by Boccherini provides a lighthearted musical picture of a typical night in Spain's largest city, including th...

Heard in the final scenes of Master and Commander: Far Side of the World, this masterwork by Boccherini provides a lighthearted musical picture of a typical night in Spain's largest city, including th...

Heard in the final scenes of Master and Commander: Far Side of the World, this masterwork by Boccherini provides a lighthearted musical picture of a typical night in Spain's largest city, including th...

Heard in the final scenes of Master and Commander: Far Side of the World, this masterwork by Boccherini provides a lighthearted musical picture of a typical night in Spain's largest city, including th...

Das Werk baut sich auf der Anfangszeile der mittelalterlichen Weise 'Erschienen ist der herrlich Tag' auf. Aus der Grundidee wächst auch die rollende, im ganzen Stück beibehaltene Toccatenfigur.

Die beiden 'Grabinschriften' sind gedanklich und stilistisch mit Bregens 'Deutscher Totenmesse', besonders mit den Texten von Huub Oosterhuis, eng verknüpft. Sie entstanden aus Improvisationen und sin...