Unaccompanied Cello Repertoire: Origins through J. S. Bach by Daniel Ryan

This presentation/performance explores the origins and early development of the cello. The variety in structure of and approaches to the instrument is reflected in the fascinating early repertoire written for it.  Music performed and discussed in this presentation includes some of the earliest works for the cello that use an alternative  tuning of the instrument; that same "Italian" tuning was used by J. S. Bach in his Suite No. 5 in C Minor for solo cello which will be discussed and performed in its entirety.