Mateo ALBÉNIZ (1755-1831)

ateo Albéniz was born in the Basque region of northern Spain. He was unrelated to Isaac Albéniz but he: Mateo Albéniz might have been born some years after Scarlatti died, but the resemblance to the Italian composer’s Baroque keyboard style is evident from the outset. Rhythm needs to be spot-on throughout; start out by practising slowly, making sure that the playing is clean and error-free. The fingerings for the LH repeated notes (see bar 15) should help avoid a tense wrist. Enjoy making dynamic contrasts with the many repeats (the echoe style is always effective). Endings of phrases can be bold or soft: Chenyin Li tries both approaches in her interpretation on the album. Experiment with the dynamics. : A few dabs of pedal at the ends of phrases will suffice.