Active until 1966 Genre Classical | Active from 1939 | |
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Members Riccardo Brengola, Sergio Lorenzi, Mario Benvenuti, Lino Filippini, Giovanni Leone, Angelo Stefanato, Arnaldo Apostoli Albums Franck: Quintette pour piano et cordes (Mono Version) Similar Griller Quartet, Quartette Trés Bien, Boyd Neel, Zara Nelsova, Alfredo Campoli | ||
The Quintetto Chigiano (a.k.a. Chigi Quintet) was an Italian musical ensemble comprising a string quartet with pianoforte, and was especially active during the 1940s–1960s.
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Personnel
The personnel of the Quintet were made up as follows:
Origins
The Quintetto Chigiano was founded in Siena, Italy, in 1939 and took its name from the Accademia Musicale Chigiana, which was founded by Count Chigi-Saracini. It was one of the rare permanent quintets in the world. The Quintet had the use of the four best instruments from Count Chigi-Saracini's private collection, namely a Camillo Camilli and a Guadagnini violin, an Amati viola and a Stradivarius violoncello.
Performance
The Quintetto Chigiano made its Boston debut in 1961 for the Peabody Mason Concert series. In 1957 they completed an acclaimed tour of Southern Africa
Recordings
The Quintet made several recordings for Decca Records:
Having played all these works, during the 1960s the Quintet reformed itself into a Sextet.
Songs
Piano Quintet No 1 in C Minor: III Allegro energico2014
Quintet no 1 for Piano & Strings: I Agitato2015
Quintette pour piano et cordes in F Minor: III Allegro non troppo - ma con fuocoFranck: Quintette pour piano et cordes (Mono Version) · 2014