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Marisa Robles

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Biography

Marisa Robles is a Spanish harpist. She studied at the Royal Higher Conservatory of Music of Madrid, graduating in 1953 with prizes in harp, writing, and composition, and began performing as a soloist with the Spanish National Orchestra in 1954. She became a harp professor at the Madrid Conservatory in 1958, moved to the United Kingdom the following year, obtained British citizenship in 1960, and made her London debut in 1963. From 1971 to 1993, she taught at the Royal College of Music in London while maintaining an active career as a chamber musician, frequently performing in duo with flautist Christopher Hyde-Smith as well as in the Robles Trio and the Robles-Delmé Ensemble. As a performer, Marisa Robles is the dedicatee of several works, notably by figures such as William Mathias and Stephen Dodgson. She toured internationally and performed with conductors including Zubin Mehta and Kurt Masur, among others.
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  2.   Variations for harp (published 1826. Spurious): Variations for harp (published 1826. Spurious)
  3.   Chanson de la Nuit: Chanson de la Nuit
  4.   Andante In C For Flute And Orchestra, K. 315 featuring James Galway
  5.   Lullaby
  6.   Rêverie, L. 68 featuring James Galway
  7.   Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in C: 3. Rondeau (Allegro agitato) by Iona Brown
  8.   Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in C: 2. Andante lento by Iona Brown
  9.   Chopin: Mazurka No. 16 in A-Flat Major, Op. 24 No. 3. Moderato (Transcr. Robles for Harp)
  10.   Chopin: Mazurka No. 9 in C Major, Op. 7 No. 5. Vivo (Transcr. Robles for Harp)
  11.   Chopin: Mazurka No. 14 in G Minor, Op. 24 No. 1. Lento (Transcr. Robles for Harp)
  12.   Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 20 in C Minor. Largo (Transcr. Robles for Harp)
  13.   Syrinx by Marisa Robles
  14.   Wiegenlied, Op.49, No.4
  15.   Hasselmans:: Patrouille
  16.   Bochsa:: Etude No.1
  17.   Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in C: 1. Allegro brillante by Iona Brown
  18.   Seven Pieces for Harp: 1. Viejo Zortzico
  19.   J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C (WTK, Book I, No. 1), BWV 846: Prelude by Johann Sebastian Bach
  20.   Handel: Harp Concerto in B flat, Op.4, No.6, HWV 294 - 1. Andante allegro featuring Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  21.   Chopin: Mazurka No. 7 in F Minor, Op. 7 No. 3 (Transcr. Robles for Harp)
  22.   Chopin: Marche funèbre in C Minor, Op. 72 No. 2 (Transcr. Robles for Harp)
  23.   Theme, Variations and Rondo Pastorale (formerly attrib. to Mozart): Theme, Variations and Rondo Past
  24.   Chopin: Largo in E-Flat Major, KK IVb/5 (Transcr. Robles for Harp)
  25.   Chopin: 24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 6 in B Minor. Lento assai (Transcr. Robles for Harp)
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