Quintetto Chigiano

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.

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.[1] In 1957 they completed an acclaimed tour of Southern Africa [2]

Recordings

The Quintet made several recordings for Decca Records:

Having played all these works, during the 1960s the Quintet reformed itself into a Sextet.

References

  1. Christian Science Monitor, 16-Dec-1961, Harold Rogers, "Quintetto Chigiano's Boston debut", Boston
  2. Photo 1957, Quintetto Chigiano tours Southern Africa

Sources


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