Description

ARTURO BONUCCI (ROME, ITALY, APRIL 19, 1894 – ROME, ITALY, JANUARY 11, 1964) 

 

 

 

 

A pupil of Francesco Serato (1843 – 1919) at the Giovanni Battista Martini Conservatory in Bologna, he was later a teacher at the same conservatory. Later he obtained the chair of cello at the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena where he remained from 1934 to 1943. He married the violinist Pina Carmirelli. Two of his nephews, the cellist Arturo Bonucci and the violinist Rodolfo Bonucci, followed the family musical tradition.

He carried out his concert career both as a soloist and in chamber ensembles such as:

The Italian Trio with Alfredo Casella (piano) and Alberto Poltronieri (violin) (1930)

The Boccherini Quintet, of which he was founder (with Arrigo Pelliccia and Guido Mozzato violin, Luigi Sagrati and Renzo Sabatini viola and Nerio Brunelli as second cello)

The Carmirelli Quartet with Pina Carmirelli and Montserrat Cervera (violins), Luigi Sagrati (viola) (1954)

 

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Quintetto Boccherini String Quintet in C major Op. 163, D. 956 (Schubert) I. Allegro ma non troppo with Arrigo Pelliccia (violin), Guido Mozzato (violin), Luigi Sagrati (viola) and Nerio Brunelli (cello)
2. Quintetto Boccherini String Quintet in C major Op. 163, D. 956 (Schubert) II. Adagio with Arrigo Pelliccia (violin), Guido Mozzato (violin), Luigi Sagrati (viola) and Nerio Brunelli (cello)
3. Quintetto Boccherini String Quintet in C major Op. 163, D. 956 (Schubert) III. Scherzo. Presto – Trio. Andante sostenuto with Arrigo Pelliccia (violin), Guido Mozzato (violin), Luigi Sagrati (viola) and Nerio Brunelli (cello)
4. Quintetto Boccherini String Quintet in C major Op. 163, D. 956 (Schubert) IV. Allegretto with Arrigo Pelliccia (violin), Guido Mozzato (violin), Luigi Sagrati (viola) and Nerio Brunelli (cello)
5. Quintetto Boccherini String Quintet in D Major, Op. 11 No. 6, G. 276 The Aviary (Boccherini) I. Adagio assai – Allegro giusto with Arrigo Pelliccia (violin), Guido Mozzato (violin), Luigi Sagrati (viola) and Nerio Brunelli (cello)
6. Quintetto Boccherini String Quintet in D Major, Op. 11 No. 6, G. 276 The Aviary (Boccherini) II. Shepherds and Hunters. Allegro with Arrigo Pelliccia (violin), Guido Mozzato (violin), Luigi Sagrati (viola) and Nerio Brunelli (cello)
7. Quintetto Boccherini String Quintet in D Major, Op. 11 No. 6, G. 276 The Aviary (Boccherini) III. Tempo di minuetto with Arrigo Pelliccia (violin), Guido Mozzato (violin), Luigi Sagrati (viola) and Nerio Brunelli (cello)