Life and career
Born in Naples, Albanesi received piano lessons from his father, the piano virtuoso Luigi Albanesi (1821–1898), and composition lessons from Sabino Falconi. He established himself in Italy as a pianist before moving to Paris as a recitalist in 1878.Obituary, ''The Musical Times'', Vol. 67, No 1005, November 1926, p. 1037Composer
As a composer Albanesi wrote orchestral and chamber music, including a string quartet and trio for piano and strings. But he is best remembered for his piano music and particularly the six piano sonatas, the last of which was composed in 1907. Of those, Number 4 in B♭ minor (1905), with a graceful Barcarolle as its middle movement, achieved the most popularity. A five movement suite for piano, ''Ritmi di danze antiche'', op. 60, was published by Augener in 1897. Albanesi also wrote for amateurs, as in the suite ''Thoughts in Pastels'', which was published by Bosworth's. His ''Exercises for Fingering'' have remained in print. Phillip Sear has detected in his piano music the influence of his Neopolitan near contemporaryPersonal life
In 1896 Albanesi married the Australian born, British novelistReferences
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