Allen Whear - Défense du Violoncelle

Allen Whear, baroque cello
Dongsok Shin, harpsichord

The violoncello flourished relatively late in France, where the viola da gamba ruled well into the eighteenth century. This program celebrates the first generation of great cellists in France in sonatas by Jean Barrière, Martin Berteau, and Joseph Bodin de Boismortier.