Sebastian Ramon de Albero y Ananos was born in Navarre in 1722 and died in Madrid in 1756. Little is known about his life, but it is certain that he was principal organist at the court of King Fernando VI. It is also established that he met Domenico Scarlatti. His '30 Sonatas para clavicordio 'are from an undated manuscript found in Venice and probably brought from Spain by the Italian castrato
… Farinelli. The sonatas are divided into two books and each book concludes with a fugue. The sonatas themselves are divided into pairs, usually consisting of a slow movement followed by an allegro in a different rhythm and with a different character. Their similarity is reflected in the key, which is often the same as the corresponding sonata. The sonatas are performed on pianoforte by Laure Colladant. (LW) _more
