Barrière: Sonates pour le violoncelle avec la basse continüe, Vol. 1

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Bruno Cocset
Emmanuel Balssa
Pascal Monteilhet
Richard Myron
Blandine Rannou
Les Basses Réunies

Jean-Baptiste Barrière

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Compositional Technique

While written for cello and basso continuo, Barrière's sonatas include dance movements, showing reminiscences of the older instrumental suite form.

Composer Biography

Jean Barrière, born in Bordeaux in 1707, became a virtuoso cellist at a time when the cello was replacing the viol in France.

Compositional Technique

Barrière's sonatas demonstrate his virtuosity, featuring a wide range of technical difficulties for both the left hand and bowing hand.

Composition History

Barrière's first collection of cello sonatas, published in November 1733, was dedicated to his illustrious pupil, the Comte de Guergorlay, and was successful enough to be reprinted in 1740.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Barrière's cello sonatas are unique in France because they are heavily influenced by the Italian idiom, even in his earlier works, and are not representative of the French style.