Symphony in D major (Overture)
Luigi Boccherini
Work background
Researched classical background
Boccherini's D-major work is also described as an overture in surviving score sources. Three connected sections follow a fast-slow-fast plan, bringing the work close to the Italian sinfonia tradition. Its orchestration includes divided viola parts, oboes, horns and bassoon with strings. Catalogue number G521 securely identifies the piece where recordings or lists use differing sequential symphony numbers.
A listening guide
Listen for the transitions between the connected fast, slow and fast sections.
Listening suggestions are editorial guides to the music.
Forces: Two oboes, two horns, bassoon and strings with two viola parts
Composition: Circa 1790
Approximately 1790; secure identity is Op.43 / G521.
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Also known as: Symphony No.28 in D major, Op.43, G521; Overture in D major, G521
Date, title and version notes
Sequential numbering varies between listings; the supplied No.28 designation is retained as an alternate title.
University of Rochester: Boccherini Overture Op.43 G521 score
Original score identity, D major and performing forces | Reviewed 2026-10-19
IMSLP: Boccherini Symphony in D, G521
Circa 1790 date and Op.43 / G521 identity | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Society for Eighteenth-Century Music newsletter 27
G521 overture structure with three connected fast-slow-fast sections | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Sources for this work
University of Rochester: Boccherini Overture Op.43 G521 score
Original score identity, D major and performing forces | Reviewed 2026-10-19
IMSLP: Boccherini Symphony in D, G521
Circa 1790 date and Op.43 / G521 identity | Reviewed 2026-10-19
Society for Eighteenth-Century Music newsletter 27
G521 overture structure with three connected fast-slow-fast sections | Reviewed 2026-10-19
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