Emilie Mayer - Symphony No. 2 (1847)

Emilie Luise Friderica Mayer (14 May 1812, Friedland, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – 10 April 1883, Berlin) was a German composer of Romantic music. Emilie Mayer began her serious compositional study relatively late in life, yet she was a very prolific composer, producing some 8 symphonies and at least 15 concert overtures, plus numerous chamber works and lieder. She was the Associate Director of the Opera Academy in Berlin.

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Symphony No. 2 in E minor (1847)

1. Un Poco adagio - Allegro assai (0:00)
2. Scherzo (11:13)
3. Un poco adagio cantabile (17:54)
4. Finale. Allegro vivace (24:06)

NDR Radiophilharmonie conducted by Leo McFall.

In 1847, after the premiere of her first two symphonies (C minor and E minor) by the Stettin Instrumental Society, she moved to Berlin to continue her compositional studies.[6] Once in Berlin, she studied fugue and double counterpoint with Adolph Bernhard Marx,[6] and instrumentation with Wilhelm Wieprecht.

She began publishing her works (e.g. lieder and chants, op. 5-7, in 1848) and performing in private concerts. Then, on 21 April 1850, Wieprecht led his "Euterpe" orchestra in a concert at the Royal Theatre exclusively presenting compositions by Emilie Mayer. With critical and popular acclaim, she continued composing works for public performance. She travelled to attend performances of her works, including to Cologne, Munich, Lyon, Brussels and Vienna.

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