Sonatas for Cello and Bass Continuo Almost unknown today, Jean Barriére was one of the greatest virtuoso cellists of his time. Though not completely unfamiliar to "specialists", his works deserve a much wider recognition, not only for their virtuosic qualities, but also for their sensitivity and fine use of colour. This music is quite simply brilliant. We cannot help wondering what other marvels he might have written had he not died so young and the very height of his artistry. CD comes with booklet that features beautiful art and extensive liner notes in French and English in true Alpha Productions fashion. Sonata 1 in B minor, Book 1 Sonata 2 trio in in D minor, Book 3 Sonata 4 in G Major, Book 4 Sonata 6 in C Minor, Book 2 Sonata 3 in D minor, Book 2 Sonata 4 in B flat major, Book 3 Les Basses Réunies Bruno Cocset, cello, bass violin, viola Blandine Rannou, clavecin and organ Emanuel Balssa, cello and viola de gamba Pascal Monteilhet, theorbe Richard Myron, bass and violin