Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes Each one she passes goes, aaaaaah
When she walks, she's like a samba That swings so cool and sways so gently That when she passes Each one she passes goes, aaaaaah
Ooh, but he watches so sadly How can he tell her he loves her Yes, he would give his heart gladly But each day, when she walks to the sea She looks straight ahead, not at him
Tall, and tan, and young, and lovely The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes He smiles, but she doesn't see She just doesn't see No, she doesn't see She just doesn't see
A much-underrated composer, Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805) was one of the leading composers of the late 18th century, a friend and colleague of both Haydn and Mozart, and a formidable cello virtuoso. His reputation was such that he was nicknamed ‘Mrs Haydn’ – not in a pejorative sense, the appellation was due to his music sounding Haydnesque, but with a sensual, feminine grace rather than the Sturm und Drang of his Austrian friend’s music.
Boccherini’s prodigious talent as a cellist is apparent in the virtuosic cello sonatas, which call for an array of dazzling instrumental techniques. Cellist Luigi Puxeddu has recorded all of these sonatas, featured on this set.
Nicholas Kraemer: Harpsicord & Director City of London Sinfonia
The painting is "A Ship Aground" by William Turner.
Concerto in F major, RV 412 Concerto in A Minor, RV 419 7:57 Concerto in D Major, RV 404 16:36 Concerto in C Major, RV 399 23:29 Concerto in D Minor, RV 406 29:57 Concerto in C Major, RV 398 39:23 Concerto in F Major, RV 410 46:32 Concerto In E Flat Major, RV 408 57:07 Concerto In G Minor for two Cellos, RV 531 1:06:19 Concerto In G Major, RV 413 1:17:48 Concerto In C Minor, RV 401 1:27:00 Concerto In A Minor, RV 422 1:37:19 Concerto In C Major, RV 400 1:45:52 Concerto in B Flat Major, RV 423 1:54:25 Concerto in C Minor, RV 402 2:03:26 Concerto in A Minor, RV 418 2:12:20 Concerto in D Major, RV 403 2:21:41 Concerto in B Minor, RV 424 2:29:25 Concerto in D Minor, RV 407 2:40:22 Concerto in E Minor, RV 409 2:48:53 Concert in G Minor, RV 416 2:56:36 Concert in F Major, RV 411 3:05:54 Concert in D Minor, RV 405 3:12:19 Concert in in A Minor, RV 420 3:20:22 Concert in G Major, RV 414 3:30:49 Concert in G Minor, RV 417 3:41:13 Concert in A Minor, RV 421 3:50:09