Sebastian Lee was born in Hamburg in 1805 and trained by the Romberg pupil Johann Nikolaus Prell. A soloist and teacher, he published his Cello Method Op. 30 in 1845 which is still available at Schott (ED 965).
His barely known anthology 'First Steps in Violoncello Playing' opus 101 contains 50 easy duets in the first position. The first cello part is easy to play while the second part is somewhat more demanding, yet still playable by pupils. A beautiful collection for beginner's lessons, with very melodious pieces covering all technical and musical aspects of cello playing.

Dotzauer etudes have been part of the standard cello repertoire for generations. Friedrich Dotzauer (1783-1860) was one of the most important cellists and cello padagogues in the 19th century and knew what constitutes a good etude: it should deal with a specific technical task in a targeted manner and at the same time be not monotonous, but musically appealing. The cellist of the Leipzig Gewandhaus and the Dresden court orchestra succeeded in doing this in an exemplary manner. Our new edition of the 12 Etudes Op. 107 follows the original sources and offers the original text. While the Dotzauer Etudes are mostly only available in selected editions today, Opus 107 is here completely edited, just as the composer himself conceived it. Notes on rehearsing and performing (dynamics, vibrato, position changes, decorations,

Dotzauer etudes have been part of the standard repertoire in cello lessons for generations. Johann Friedrich Dotzauer (1783-1860) was among the major cellists and cello pedagogues of the 19th century and knew what makes a good etude: it should deal specifically with a certain technical problem and at the same time not be monotonous, but musically appealing. The cellist of the Leipzig Gewandhaus and the Dresden Hofkapelle managed to do that in an exemplary manner. Our new edition of the 18 progressive etudes Op. 120 follows the original sources and contains the original text. While the Dotzauer etudes are usually only available in selected editions today, opus 120 is edited here in its entirety, as conceived by the composer himself. Notes on studying and on the performance practice (dynamics, vibrato, change of position, ornamentation, bowings) make the new edition an ideal reference edition for music lessons.