Gaetano Donizetti: Quintet for guitar & strings, in C major

Gaetano Donizetti

Portrait of Gaetano Donizetti by Giuseppe Rillosi, 1848

(29 November 1797 – 8 April 1848) was an Italian composer, best known for his almost 70 operas. Along with Gioachino Rossini and Vincenzo Bellini, Donizetti was a leading composer of the bel canto opera style during the first half of the nineteenth century. Altogether, he composed about 75 operas, 16 symphonies, 19 string quartets, 193 songs, 45 duets, 3 oratorios, 28 cantatas, instrumental concertos, sonatas, and other chamber pieces.

 Quintet for guitar & strings, in C major

1.Larghetto-Allegro - 0:00
2.Andante-Allegro - 04:06
3.Andante-Allegro – 07:54
4.Largo-Allegro - 11:26
5.Larghetto-Allegro - 16:25
6.Andante-Allegro Quasi Presto – 20:25