Violoncello Concerto in A major by Markus Heinrich Graul: A performance edition

This is a performance edition of Markus Heinrich Graul's Violoncello Concerto in A major, the manuscript of which is found in the Archive of the Sing-Akademie zu Berlin. The microform of this manuscript has been used for making this edition. Biographical information on Graul, details about his work at the court of Frederick the Great, samples of his handwriting, and a works list are included in the edition. A performance practice chapter details many aspects of this concerto and how they were practiced in Graul's time and location (in the late eighteenth century in Berlin). Appended material offers an edited score, an edited solo part, source information, and a critical commentary that explains the procedures and consistency of the manuscript's copyist.