Emilie Mayer

Sonata in D minor

Emilie Mayer composed a total of 13 sonatas for piano and violoncello, of which only three are dated and have opus numbers. These three works were published by Bote & Bock in Berlin during her lifetime. With the exception of the Sonata in F major, of which a version for violin was published as early as 1863, the cello sonatas date from the last decade of her life, the period between 1873 and 1883. The dedicatees are relatives, friends and well-known people in public cultural or political life. The edition presented here is a first publication.