Luigi Boccherini

Minuet from String Quintet, op. 13, no. 5 (arr. for flute quartet by Frank J. Halferty)

Italian-born composer and virtuoso cellist Luigi Boccherini (1745-1805) settled in Spain in 1761, and for a brief time he was nearly as famous as his most important musical influence, Joseph Haydn (1732-1809). The Minuet, a movement from Boccherini’s String Quintet, op. 13, no. 5, remains his best-known piece.

In addition to his 27 years as a music teacher, arranger Frank J. Halferty (b.1954) has published over 80 original works and arrangements, and has won seven ASCAP awards.

--Intermezzo Sunday Concerts, March 9, 2008 (Arioso Flute Quartet)