The French cellist Felix Battanchon (1814-93) was principal cellist in the orchestra at the Grand Opéra in Paris . Very little research has been carried out into his biographical details, but it is known that he composed around 40 works. ...

On the heels of his successful cello etude publications of Popper, Duport , Grützmacher and Lee, Martin Rummel has focused his pedagogical skills on the important op. 11 etudes by Josef Merk (1795–1852). Merk was one of the most influential ...

On the heels of the successful Popper, Duport and Grützmacher etude publications Martin Rummel has focused his pedagogical skills on these classic studies for young cellists.

Rummel has based his new edition on the first edition ...

The German cellist Friedrich Grützmacher (1832-1903), an influential teacher and composer, wrote two important works containing studies: “ Tägliche Übungen ” (Daily Exercises) op. 67 and “Twenty-four Etudes” op. 38.

Grützmacher ...

David Popper’s suite in six movements, “ Im Walde ” will be known to cellists predominantly through cello and piano collections with the movements “ Gnomentanz ” and “ Andacht ”.

These popular movements are but two of six character ...

The new edition of these standard cello etudes uses the first edition of the etudes as its point of origin; meaning this new edition is free from many elements added by various editors over the last 200 years.

First of all Rummel ...

This edition of David Popper’s cello studies is the first modern publication of these standard works. The Austrian born Popper composed these studies in the late 1890s during his tenure at the Royal Conservatory in Budapest and they were first ...

These two new editions (BA 6978 BA 6979) of David Popper’s cello studies are the first modern publications of these standard compositions. The Austrian born Popper composed these studies during his tenure at the Royal Conservatory in Budapest ...