It was a chance visit to a second hand bookshop in Nottingham that set me on the trail of Rossini's now well-known Duetto for cello and double bass. But the story begins earlier than that. In the 1960s I was studying the double bass at the Royal College of Music with Adrian Beers who was at that time principal of the English Chamber Orchestra on the front desk of the Philharmonia Orchestra and a member of the Melos Ensemble of London (then one of the leading ensembles of the world). I was working on the 'Dragonetti Concerto' as most young players do and I wanted to find out a bit about it. My teacher said he thought the autograph manuscript might be in the British Library which was all the encouragement I needed to secure a pass to the Reading Room so I could go and see for myself. There sure enough I found a large collection of Dragonetti's autograph manuscripts together with other bound volumes relating to his life. The papers had been lovingly collated and annotated by Vincent Novello one of Dragonetti's closest friends then deposited in the library before his departure to Italy in 1848 two years after Dragonetti's death. One of the volumes included a lot of letters about various engagements and music festivals copies of orders for strings Dragonetti wanted from Italy details about paintings he wanted to buy and numerous invitations to private functions. The manuscript of the 'Dragonetti Concerto' of course wasn't among the papers we now know it to have been written by Edouard Nanny a century or so later. One name that came up regularly in the documents was that of Sir George Smart. Smart had been a violinist in Salomon's orchestra and had played for Haydn at his London concerts in the 1790s. As a child he had learnt much about music from his father who had in turn been present at many of Handel's rehearsals when he was preparing some of his major works for the first time. Smart was also a fine keyboard player becoming organist of the Chapel Royal in 1822. As a conductor

Edition specially prepared for the ABRSM & TRINITY GUILDHALL exam syllabuses-Vivaldi was familiar with the technique and idiomatic qualities of the cello and writing for the cello seems to have drawn from Vivaldi a special empathy: there is a degree of seriousness and expressive depth which is encountered much less consistently in his violin music. Perhaps it has something to do with the cello's low register since similar qualities inform his writing for bassoon.This Urtext edition edited by Bettina Hoffmann provides you with a clear and accurate realisation of the composer’s original intentions with thoroughly detailed editorial markings and suggestions. The solo cello part is also included on a separate insert.

Ed. by/ A cura di Cesare Fertonani-The series Eighteenth Century Italian Music includes compositions of special historical and musical significance. Each edition is based on the original sources to off er performers works that satisfy clear critical and musicological criteria.This anthology includes ten sonatas carefully selected from among those written by ten of the most important eighteenthcentury Italian composers of cello music: Luigi Boccherini Sonata VI G. 4 - Antonio Caldara Sonata ottava -Francesco Geminiani Sonata op. V n. 2 H. 104 - Carlo Graziani Sonata op. II n. 3 - Salvatore Lanzetti Sonata op. I n. 5 - Benedetto Marcello Sonata op. I n. 1 - Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Sinfonia avioloncello solo - Giovanni Benedetto Platti Sonata quarta - Nicola Porpora Sinfonia a violoncello solo - Antonio Vivaldi Sinfonia a violoncello solo RV 39

Edited From The Sources And Realization Of The Figured Bass By Bernhard Moosbauer. Provided With Notes On Interpretation By Gerhardt Darmstadt.. Par VIVALDI ANTONIO. Les neuf sonates pour violoncelle et basse continue, par Antonio Vivaldi sont parmi les plus célèbres oeuvres violoncelles de l'époque Baroque. Grâce à leurs exigences techniques modérées, les pièces sont partie intégrante des leçons de musique ainsi que de fabrication de musique privée. Mais même pour la scène professionnel de la musique au début, ils forment un accent du répertoire violoncelle. La nouvelle édition de la Wiener Urtext édition répond aux besoins et exigences de tous les trois groupes cibles semblables, fournissant un texte musical fiable n'est plus fondé sur la première édition de Paris non autorisée par Le Clerc and Boivin, mais sur une copie de Naples révisé de Vivaldi lui-même ainsi que sur les deux autres manuscrits associés avec le compositeur de la Bibliothèque Nationale de Paris et de la bibliothèque de musique des comtes de Schönborn à Wiesentheid. Hormis la partie solo, l'édition comprend une note de piano (clavecin) avec réalisé basse continue, qui devrait être très bienvenue aux élèves et amateurs. Une partie de continuo latent basso a été ajouter.../ Répertoire / Violoncelle Solo, Clavecin ou Piano Violoncelle Co

13 pieces of easy to intermediate standard ideal for lessons and concerts. As well as popular Baroque sonatas by the likes of Vivaldi and de Fesch, there are also some charming, lesser-known compositions by Lanzetti and Zocarini. Also included are Classical sonatas by J. C. F. Bach, Stephen Paxton and Beethoven alongside pieces from the Romantic era including Mendelssohn's Song Without Words Op. 109, Fauré's Sicilienne Op. 79 as well as two little pieces by Goltermann. / Violoncelle Et Basse Continue

Avec la Methode qui enseigne à prendre les positions hors du manche.Paris, l'Auteur, Lyon, Castaut, 1772. / Violoncelle Et Basse Continue / 32 pages / niveau : 1 / Fac-Similés - Format: 21 X 29.7