The six sonatas for cello and basso continuo in this volume all belong to the ''Fondo Correr'' collection held in the library of the conservatory of music ''Benedetto Marcello'' in Venice. This valuable collection consists of about thirty printed editions and some 1600 original manuscripts from various sources. The majority of these works is composed by Venetian musicians, among them Bonaventura Furlanetto, one of the last masters at the Ospedale della Pieta, Gaetano Latilla, Andrea Bernasconi,