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Jean Barrière
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Jean-Baptiste Barrière (2 May 1707-6 June 1747) was a French cellist and composer. He was born in Bordeaux, and died in Paris, at 40 years of age. Musical career Barrière first studied the viol, and published a set of viol sonatas. In due course however he became a skilled cellist during a period when the cello was gaining popularity over the viol in France, and in due course came to completely replace it, as indeed had already happened in Italy some 40 years prior. He became one of the best known virtuoso cellists of his time. In 1731 he went to Paris, and entered the Academie Royale de Musique, i.e. the Opera, on an annual salary of 445 livres. He was accorded special privileges by King Louis XV at Fontainebleau, on 22 October 1733 for six years to compose and publish several sonatas and other instrumental works. One of his most famous pupils was the Count of Guergorlay, Seigneur of Trousily. After his first book Livre I - Sonates pour violoncelle et basse continue was a success, in November 1733, he published a second edition of it in 1740. His second book, Livre II, was published around 1735. He went to Italy in 1736 to study with the well-known Italian cellist Franceso Alborea, known as Franciscello, who during that time seems to have also been employed in Vienna from 1726 until 1739. He undertook a further long tour in Italy in April 1737 and returned to Paris in summer of 1738, to appear at the renowned Concert Spirituel on 15 August and 8 September where he impres
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Tecchler's Cello: From Cambridge to Rome
Barrière: Sonates pour le violoncelle avec la basse continue, Vol. 2
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Tecchler’s Cello: Barrière, Sonata No. 4 in G Major (Duett)
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Barrière: Sonates pour le violoncelle avec la basse continue (Alpha Collection)
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Hush (Remastered)
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Barrière: Sonates pour le violoncelle avec la basse continüe
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Barrière: 7 Cello Sonatas with Continuo
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Barrière: Six Sonatas For Cello and Basso Continuo
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Barrière: Sonatas for Pardessus de viole
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Crossover One
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Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Lv. 4: III. Allegro prestissimo