Fr d ric de Roos - Chamber Concertos - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Frescobaldi Girolamo - Ricercars & Hymns [COMPACT DISCS] date 12/17/1996

Swiss cellist Rosselet plays two different cellos in this recording. A modern cello, which he plays in the pieces by Berio, Ligeti and Dutilleux, made about 130 years ago by a student of Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume. For the Bach suites, he choses a Baroque era period instrument, with no peg, lighter sound post, gut strings and a Baroque bow.

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