Browse: Boccherini - Quintet No. 4 in D G448 'Fandango'

Refreshingly, the programme is drawn from the composer's most experimental works...and is delivered not just with percussion, but also with fire, enthusiasm and wit. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2011, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Describing the performances as masterful doesn't do them justice. Only by fully inhabiting each sonata could Lester present every detail of their individual character with such confident ease. — International Record Review, September 2013 More…

From the age of 25 Boccherini lived in Spain… and Spanish elements lend distinctive colours to his music. Bubbling high spirits from composer and performers alike produce a most entertaining... — BBC Music Magazine, May 2006, 4 out of 5 stars More…

A powerful contender in any stakes. — Classical Guitar Magazine More…

The performances certainly capture the languid southern sensuality of this music; the Cuarteto Casals are not afraid of modern-style vibrato, yet still keep the atmosphere light as a warm breeze. — Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2011 More…

Boccherini's eight Quintets for guitar and string quartet are a delight. One of them, included here, features the celebrated Fandango in an infectiously spirited performance. — BBC Music Magazine, Awards Issue 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Though there is much musical repetitiveness, we are treated to some delightful timbres. Within Boccherini’s expert synthesis of national styles, there is also much of the rococo charm that characterises... — Gramophone Magazine, January 2021 More…