Philip Peter Eiffert
Six cello sonatas, Op. 1
volume 2: Nos. 4-6Violoncello and basso continuo
edited by Michael Talbot
Full score and parts
Music example Sonata No. 4 (pdf)
The cello sonatas, now published for the first time in a modern edition, are all in three or four movements. Bubbling with life, they have moments of great drama, particularly in the development sections of the sonata-form movements. The expressive depth of their slow movements is equally impressive. Ignored for too long, Eiffert deserves respect, recognition and, above all, a chance for his music to be heard again.
