Joseph Wasielewski wrote an historically important and informative book all about the cello and its history. Already over 100 years has passed since its publication. Yet, it still remains one of the few books written in a comprehensive manner. This episode features the concluding pages, summing up the state of cello playing and composition at the close of the 18th Century, not only in France but in the main centers of cello development: Italy, Germany, and France. (Despite a good deal of information being written about England, there is no section dedicated to that country's contribution.)

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