Friedrich August Kummer (1797—1879) produced less pedagogical material compared to his two great predecessors, Dotzauer and Romberg, but what survived to this day is of the greatest quality. The Eight Grand Studies for Cello, with optional accompaniment of a second Cello, Op. 44, were composed when Kummer was a cellist at the Dresden Court Opera (1817—64).

All of them use the thumb in some way, while two are specifically dedicated to the thumb position. No. 7, in C minor, uses the melod...