vaike Posted June 3, 2011 Report Share Posted June 3, 2011 Sebastián Albero - Sonatas para Clavicordio - Joseph Payne (1994) EAC rip | FLAC + .cue, log-file | Scans | Rar 3% rec. | 464 MB Genre: Classical/Baroque | Label: BIS Sebastián Ramón de Albero (b Roncal, Navarra, 10 June 1722; d Madrid, 30 March 1756). Spanish composer and organist. He was a member of the choir of Pamplona Cathedral from 1734 to 1739. In 1748 he was made first organist of the Spanish royal chapel, an appointment that placed him in the orbit of Domenico Scarlatti for a period of at least eight years. It is possible that he was in Madrid before then. Albero?s extant music survives in two undated manuscripts: Sonatas para clavicordio (I-Vnm It. IV 197b/9768) and Obras, para clavicordio, o piano forte (E-Mc 4/1727(2)). The first of these was probably taken to Italy by the castrato Farinelli when he left Spain in 1759. The Madrid source is possibly the earliest Spanish manuscript to indicate the pianoforte in its title. It is apparent that Scarlatti and his sonatas influenced Albero?s style, and that José El Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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