Luigi Boccherini

Italy, 1765–1805

Italian cellist and composer (1743-1805) at the Spanish court, who wrote several hundred quintets and quartets and expanded the technical range of cello writing.

MusicRoots documents 1 artist who influenced Luigi Boccherini and 0 artists Luigi Boccherini influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced Luigi Boccherini?

• Joseph Haydn — Boccherini's chamber style was so close to the Viennese master's that contemporaries dubbed him 'the wife of Haydn'.