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The Quintetto Chigiano or Chigi Quintet was an Italian musical ensemble comprising a string quartet with pianoforte, and was especially active during the 1940s–1960s.
Personnel
The personnel of the Quintet were made up as follows:
- 1st violin: Riccardo Brengola (leader)
- 2nd violin: Mario Benvenuti - from 1955, Angelo Stefanato - from 1960, Arnaldo Apostoli
- viola: Giovanni Leone
- cello: Lino Filippini
- piano: Sergio Lorenzi
Origins
The Quintetto Chigiano was founded in Siena, Italy, in 1939 and took its name from the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, which was founded by Count Guido Chigi-Saracini.[1] It was one of the rare permanent quintets in the world. The Quintet, which was drawn by Chigi-Saracini from among the very talented students of the Academy,[2] had the use of the four best instruments from the Count's private collection, namely a Camillo Camilli and a Guadagnini violin, an Amati viola and a Stradivarius violoncello.
Performance
The Quintetto Chigiano made its Boston debut in 1961 for the Peabody Mason Concert series.[3] In 1957 they completed an acclaimed tour of Southern Africa [4]
Recordings
The Quintet made several recordings for Decca Records:
- Dvořák, Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81 (released in 1950, Decca LXT2519)
- Franck, Piano Quintet in F minor (1879) (released in June 1950, Decca LXT2520)
- Bloch, Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor (1923) (released in 1951, Decca LXT2626)
- Brahms, Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 (released in 1952, Decca LXT2687)[5]
- Shostakovich, Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 57 (released in 1952, Decca LXT2749)[6]
- Boccherini, Piano Quintet in A major, Op. posth. and Quintet in D minor (released in 1954, Decca LXT2841)
Having played all these works, during the 1960s the Quintet reformed itself into a Sextet.
References
- ↑ Cesare Orselli, 'CHIGI SARACINI (Chigi degli Useppi Saracini Lucherini), Guido', in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, vol. 24 (Roma, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana 1980), read online at Treccani. (In Italian)
- ↑ 'Chigi-Saracini, Guido', in A. Basso (general editor), Dizionario Enciclopedico Universale della Musica e dei Musicisti, series II: The Biographies, vol. 2: BUS-FOX, (UTET, Turin 1985), p. 216.
- ↑ Christian Science Monitor, 16-Dec-1961, Harold Rogers, "Quintetto Chigiano's Boston debut", Boston
- ↑ Photo 1957, Quintetto Chigiano tours Southern Africa
- ↑ Layton, Robert: Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) / Piano Quintet in F minor Op.34 musicweb-international.com, November 2005
- ↑ Layton, Robert: Shostakovich Piano Trio No. 2 & Quintet Gramophone, July 1983
Sources
- E. Sackville-West and D. Shawe-Taylor, The Record Year 2 (Collins, London 1953).
- E.M.G., The Art of Record-Buying 1960 (London 1960).
- E.M.G., The Monthly Newsletter (London)
- Printed flyer for Royal Festival Hall concert of Boccherini, Brahms and Dvořák. (early 1950s).
External links
- Quintetto Chigiano discography at Discogs
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