Jean Marie Raoul (1766-1837) was a lawyer, statesman - and a cellist. His Méthode de violoncelle op. 4 (c1801-2 - there's new evidence about that date in my introduction) was one of the most comprehensive of its time, beginning with basics but quickly moving to playing in the highest register on the A string, complex arpeggios, and using the thumb in high and low positions; he also includes a cello arrangement of Tartini's L'arte dell'arco. These virtuosic sonatas (such pieces were often called 'Solos') have only one printed source, published by the London bookseller Alexander Hamilton c.1806. However, they were probably composed in the late 1790s. They are dedicated to the English virtuoso cellist Robert Lindley. Raoul includes fingerings for the more complicated passages. They are for 2 cellos to play, and the second cello part is not figured. An introduction presents a summary of what is known about Raoul, and indicates some performing practices of the period with reference to Raoul and other French cellists of the time.
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