Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805), a life devoted to music

Luigi Boccherini (1744-1804) fue un violonchelista y compositor de origen italiano que desarrolló su carrera en España, donde vive al menos desde los 20 años de edad, aunque no dejó de tener una carrera internacional gracias a la industria editorial francesa. Tras estar al servicio del Infante don Luis de Borbón desde 1770 hasta 1785, en 1786 fue nombrado compositor del rey de Prusia, cargo que ocupa hasta su fallecimiento, en 1797. Su amplia producción camerística le sitúa como uno de los principales compositores de la España de la Ilustración, cuyo legado supera las 500 obras.Luigi Boccherini (1744-1804) was a violoncellist and composer of Italian origin, who developed his career in Spain, where he lived at least since he was 20 years old; nevertheless, he also had an international career, due to the frequent publishing of his music in Paris. After some years at the service of the Infante don Luis, between 1770 and 1785, in 1786 he was appointed chamber composer to the King of Prussia, Frederick William II, who would reign until 1797. Boccherini’s vast chamber production situates him among the most noteworthy composers of Spain’s Enlightenment, and his catalogue includes more than 500 works