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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. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet in A Major, Op. 39 No. 8, G. 213 I. Allegro moderato (Boccherini) with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)
2. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet in A Major, Op. 39 No. 8, G. 213 II. Minuetto – Trio (Boccherini) with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)
3. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet in A Major, Op. 39 No. 8, G. 213 III. Grave Quartetto (Boccherini) with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)
4. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet in A Major, Op. 39 No. 8, G. 213 IV. Allegro giusto (Boccherini) with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)
5. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet in E-Flat Major I. Largo cantabile – Allegro (Paisiello) with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)
6. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet in E-Flat Major II. Grave maestoso (Paisiello) with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)
7. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet in E-Flat Major III. Allegro (Paisiello) with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)
8. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet No. 3 in B Minor I. Allegro resoluto e rustico (Cambini) with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)
9. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet No. 3 in B Minor II. Largo sostenuto e semplice (Cambini) with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)
10. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet No. 3 in B Minor III. Presto (Cambini) with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)
11. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet In F Major, M.35 (Ravel) 1. Allegro moderato. Très doux with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)
12. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet In F Major, M.35 (Ravel) 2. Assez vif. Très rythmé with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)
13. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet In F Major, M.35 (Ravel) 3. Très lent with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)
14. Quartetto Carmirelli String Quartet In F Major, M.35 (Ravel) 4. Vif et agité with Pina Carmirelli (violin), Montserrat Cervera (violin) and Luigi Sagrati (viola)