This week Donald Macleod looks at the life and work of the composer who has been dubbed the "wife of Haydn", perhaps because of the similarity of Boccherini's style to that of his contemporary, as well as to the pervasive charm of his music.

Cello Sonata in C, Gl 7 - Richard Lester and David Watkin (cellos)

Cello Concerto in D, G479 - Mstislav Rostropovich, Zurich Collegium Musicum, conductor Paul Sacher

Symphony in C, Op 3 No 1 - Academia Montis Regalis Baroque Orchestra, director Luigi Mangiocavallo