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#AlejandroCasalMadinabeitia - #Albero: Six #Recercatas, #Fugas and #Sonatas - #BrilliantClassics
Composer, Sebastián de Albero. Artist, Alejandro Casal harpsichord. Format, #2CD. Cat. number, 95187. EAN code, 5028421951874. Release, February 2016 -
Albero: Six Recercatas, Fugas and Sonatas
Albero: Six Recercatas, Fugas and Sonatas
Composer Sebastián de Albero
Artist Alejandro Casal harpsichord
Format 2 CD
Cat. number 95187
EAN code 5028421951874
Release February 2016
If the name of #SebastiandeAlbero (or to give him his full title, Sebastián Ramón de Albero Añanos) is encountered at all in the record catalogues, it is for the 30 brief keyboard sonatas, which are stylish and exuberant works in the early 18th-century Spanish style perfected by Domenico Scarlatti, with whom de Albero was likely acquainted while in post as the main organist at the Royal Chapel in Madrid, to which he had been appointed in 1746 at just 24 years of age. He died just ten years later, leaving to posterity only those sonatas and this more individual collection of tripartite works combining the forms of recercar, fugue and sonata. These have received much less attention on disc, making this complete recording by the Spanish harpsichordist Alejandro Casal all the more welcome. In his own detailed booklet note, Casal homes in on the collection’s most extraordinary feature, which is the length of the fugues, up to 522 bars for the A major fugue (almost ten minutes in performance; in terms of duration, three others are even longer, up to thirteen minutes); compare this to Bach’s longest keyboard fugue, of 231 bars. It would be wild overstatement to compare de Albero with Bach in terms of contrapuntal mastery, and Grove notes the tendency of the fugues in this collection towards the ‘excessive sequences’ which sustain their length, but they are ‘fetching’ nonetheless, and preceded by highly imaginative recercars written in an improvisatory, often fantastical style, without barlines, freely crossing tonal boundaries whither de Albero’s invention takes him, and demanding considerable technical élan from the performer. Indeed the concluding sonatas, while written in a rousing major-key to give the sense of an ending, could even be said to prefigure the bold Empfindsamkeit language of CPE Bach, but with a Spanish accent.
The harpsichord used in this recording is a copy of an original by Joachim José Antunes, Lisboa, kept at the Finchcocks Collection in Goudhurst, and built by Ugo Casiglia (Cinisi, Italy) in 2011: it is considered among the finest examples of Iberian keyboard-construction, with a powerful, rich and melodic sound.
Sebastian de Albero (1722-1756) was a highly talented Spanish composer, who eventually attained a prestigious position at the Royal Court of Ferdinand VI in Madrid, alongside with Domenico Scarlatti and Carlos Seixas. With his early death at age 34 a brilliant career came to a sudden end.
Albero left only two manuscripts, one of which is completely recorded here: the 6 Recercatas, Fugues and Sonatas. This rather unusual set of musical forms which each belong to a different era Albero showed his complete mastery in all existing styles. The Recercatas are free, improvisatory preludes without barlines, in which the imagination of the performer / composer is given free reign. The Fugue is the Baroque form par excellence, and Albero wrote them in grand style of substantial proportions. The Sonatas are single movement pieces in binary form, much like Scarlatti’s Sonatas, revelling in brilliant keyboard virtuosity.
Alejandro Casal, one of the finest Spanish cembalists of today, plays a magnificent instrument, built by Ugo Casiglia, after Antunes, measuring 2,5 meters long.
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Track list
Disk 1
1Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 1 in D Major: I. Recercata. Ad libitum 2Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 1 in D Major: II. Fuga. Allegro 3Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 1 in D Major: III. Sonata. Allegro 4Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 2 in A Major: I. Recercata. Ad libitum 5Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 2 in A Major: II. Fuga. Andante 6Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 2 in A Major: III. Sonata. Allegro 7Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No .3 in B-Flat Major: I. Recercata. Ad libitum 8Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No .3 in B-Flat Major: II. Fuga. Allegro 9Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No .3 in B-Flat Major: III. Sonata. Andante
Disk 2
1Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 4 in G Major: I. Recercata. Ad libitum 2Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 4 in G Major: II. Fuga. Allegro 3Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 4 in G Major: III. Sonata. Allegro 4Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 5 in C Major: I. Recercata. Ad libitum 5Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 5 in C Major: II. Fuga. Andante 6Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 5 in C Major: III. Sonata. Allegro 7Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 6 in E Major: I. Recercata. Ad libitum 8Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 6 in E Major: II. Fuga. Andante 9Recercata, Fuga and Sonata No. 6 in E Major: III. Sonata. Andante
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Albero: Six Recercatas, Fugas and Sonatas
Albero: Six Recercatas, Fugas and Sonatas
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#cembalo copy of #Antunes made by Ugo Casiglia - Joaquim José Antunes (1731–1811) was a #Portuguese #harpsichord maker who lived in #Lisbon. Other members of his family were also harpsichord and piano makers.
Julião Antunes was the father of Joaquim José; he was a maker of string instruments for the royal chapel.
Manuel Antunes (1707–1796)
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#cembalo copy of #Antunes made by Ugo Casiglia - Joaquim José Antunes (1731–1811) was a #Portuguese #harpsichord maker who lived in #Lisbon. Other members of his family were also harpsichord and piano makers.
Julião Antunes was the father of Joaquim José; he was a maker of string instruments for the royal chapel.
Manuel Antunes (1707–1796) was the brother of Joaquim José and was also an instrument maker; they shared a workshop.
João Baptista Antunes (fl.1825–1865), was the grandson of Manuel and became a maker of keyboard instruments.
There are four Antunes instruments still in existence. Two single manual harpsichords with disposition 8' 8' are signed by Joaquin José: one dated 1758, now in the Museu da Música, Lisbon and one dated 1785, now in the Finchcocks collection, Goudhurst, Kent. Their other existing instruments are signed only 'Antunes', probably because they were made by Manuel and Joaquin José working together. These are a grand piano, very similar to their harpsichords in design and construction with an action like that of Bartolomeo Cristofori, made in 1767, now in the National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota and a harpsichord similar to the others made in 1789 in the Museu da Música, Lisbon.
The existing instruments have been readily seized upon by harpsichordists as the ideal instruments upon which to play the music of Portuguese and Spanish baroque composers such as Carlos Seixas and Manuel Blasco de Nebra. These recordings use Antunes instruments:
Carlos Seixas: Harpsichord Sonatas, played by Cremilde Rosado Fernandes (1758 instrument); Portugalsom CD 870023/PS.
Carlos Seixas: Harpsichord Sonatas, played by Robert Woolley (1785 instrument); Amon Ra CD-SAR 43.
Carlos Seixas: Harpsichord Sonatas, Sinfonia, Harpsichord Concerto, conducted and played by Ketil Haugsand (1758 instrument) with the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra; Virgin Veritas 45114.
Carlos Seixas: Concerto, Sonatas, played by José Luis González Uriol (1758 instrument) and Segréis de Lisboa (conducted by Manuel Morais), Portugaler 2003-2
Carlos Seixas: 12 Harpsichord Sonatas, played by Rui Paiva (1758 instrument), Philips 528 574-2
Manuel Blasco de Nebra: Sonatas & Pastorelas, played by Carole Cerasi (1785 instrument); Metronomist MET1064.
Lodovico Giustini di Pistoia: Sonate da Cimbalo di Piano, e Forte, detto volgarmente di Martelletti (Firenze, 1732), played by Cremilde Rosado Fernandes (1767 pianoforte), Numérica - NUM 1047
Carlos Seixas: Harpsichord Sonatas (complete recording, vol. I), played by José Carlos Araújo (1758 instrument); Melographia Portugueza CD 12/001, MPMP.
Carlos Seixas: Harpsichord Sonatas (complete recording, vol. III), played by José Carlos Araújo (1758 instrument); Melographia Portugueza CD 13/003, MPMP.-
Julião Antunes was the father of Joaquim José; he was a maker of string instruments for the royal chapel.
Manuel Antunes (1707–1796) was the brother of Joaquim José and was also an instrument maker; they shared a workshop.
João Baptista Antunes (fl.1825–1865), was the grandson of Manuel and became a maker of keyboard instruments.
There are four Antunes instruments still in existence. Two single manual harpsichords with disposition 8' 8' are signed by Joaquin José: one dated 1758, now in the Museu da Música, Lisbon and one dated 1785, now in the Finchcocks collection, Goudhurst, Kent. Their other existing instruments are signed only 'Antunes', probably because they were made by Manuel and Joaquin José working together. These are a grand piano, very similar to their harpsichords in design and construction with an action like that of Bartolomeo Cristofori, made in 1767, now in the National Music Museum, Vermillion, South Dakota and a harpsichord similar to the others made in 1789 in the Museu da Música, Lisbon.
The existing instruments have been readily seized upon by harpsichordists as the ideal instruments upon which to play the music of Portuguese and Spanish baroque composers such as Carlos Seixas and Manuel Blasco de Nebra. These recordings use Antunes instruments:
Carlos Seixas: Harpsichord Sonatas, played by Cremilde Rosado Fernandes (1758 instrument); Portugalsom CD 870023/PS.
Carlos Seixas: Harpsichord Sonatas, played by Robert Woolley (1785 instrument); Amon Ra CD-SAR 43.
Carlos Seixas: Harpsichord Sonatas, Sinfonia, Harpsichord Concerto, conducted and played by Ketil Haugsand (1758 instrument) with the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra; Virgin Veritas 45114.
Carlos Seixas: Concerto, Sonatas, played by José Luis González Uriol (1758 instrument) and Segréis de Lisboa (conducted by Manuel Morais), Portugaler 2003-2
Carlos Seixas: 12 Harpsichord Sonatas, played by Rui Paiva (1758 instrument), Philips 528 574-2
Manuel Blasco de Nebra: Sonatas & Pastorelas, played by Carole Cerasi (1785 instrument); Metronomist MET1064.
Lodovico Giustini di Pistoia: Sonate da Cimbalo di Piano, e Forte, detto volgarmente di Martelletti (Firenze, 1732), played by Cremilde Rosado Fernandes (1767 pianoforte), Numérica - NUM 1047
Carlos Seixas: Harpsichord Sonatas (complete recording, vol. I), played by José Carlos Araújo (1758 instrument); Melographia Portugueza CD 12/001, MPMP.
Carlos Seixas: Harpsichord Sonatas (complete recording, vol. III), played by José Carlos Araújo (1758 instrument); Melographia Portugueza CD 13/003, MPMP.-
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#AlejandroCasalMadinabeitia - #Albero: Six #Recercatas, #Fugas and#Sonatas - #BrilliantClassics
Composer, Sebastián de Albero. Artist, Alejandro Casal harpsichord. Format, #2CD. Cat. number, 95187. EAN code, 5028421951874. Release, February 2016 -
Composer, Sebastián de Albero. Artist, Alejandro Casal harpsichord. Format, #2CD. Cat. number, 95187. EAN code, 5028421951874. Release, February 2016 -
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#cembalo copy of #Antunes made by Ugo Casiglia - Joaquim José Antunes (1731–1811) was a #Portuguese #harpsichord maker who lived in #Lisbon. Other members of his family were also harpsichord and piano makers.
Julião Antunes was the father of Joaquim José; he was a maker of string instruments for the royal chapel.
Manuel Antunes (1707–1796) was the brother of Joaquim José and was also an instrument maker; they shared a workshop.
João Baptista Antunes (fl.1825–...
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