Nicanor Zabaleta
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Nicanor Zabaleta Zala was a Spanish harpist and educator born in 1907. He studied at the Madrid Conservatory and later in Paris with Marcel Tournier and Jacqueline Borot. Zabaleta gave his first concert in Paris in 1926 and made his U.S. debut in 1934. He collaborated with composers including Alberto Ginastera, Darius Milhaud, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Walter Piston, Ernst Krenek, and JoaquÃn Rodrigo. Zabaleta's popularity was high during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, with nearly three million records sold. Awards included the Great Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise in 1964 and the National Music Prize in 1983. His final concert was in Madrid in 1992. Zabaleta died in 1993.
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- Spanish Dance Op.37, No.5 - "Andaluza"
- Gombau: Apunte Bético
- Reinecke: Harp Concerto in E minor, Op. 182: 2. Adagio featuring Nicanor Zabaleta
- Handel: Harp Concerto in B-Flat Major, Op. 4 No. 6, HWV 294: I. Andante â Allegro featuring Nicanor Zabaleta
- Dix Pièces: Tango espagnol
- Dittersdorf: Harp Concerto in A major - Arr. Karl Hermann Pillney (1896-1980) - 2. Larghetto featuring Paul Kuentz
- Dittersdorf: Harp Concerto in A major - Arr. Karl Hermann Pillney (1896-1980) - 3. Rondeau. Allegretto featuring Paul Kuentz
- Albrechtsberger: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in C - 3. Allegro featuring Paul Kuentz
- Dittersdorf: Harp Concerto in A major - Arr. Karl Hermann Pillney (1896-1980) - 1. Allegro molto featuring Paul Kuentz
- Reinecke: Harp Concerto in E minor, Op. 182 - 3. Scherzo-Finale: Allegro vivace by Nicanor Zabaleta
- Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C Major, K. 299 - I. Allegro featuring Nicanor Zabaleta
- Debussy: Danses for Harp and Orchestra, L.103 - 1. Danse sacrée featuring Paul Kuentz
- Debussy: Danses for Harp and Orchestra, L.103 - 2. Danse profane featuring Paul Kuentz
- Mozart: Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C Major, K. 299 - I. Allegro featuring Nicanor Zabaleta
- Rodrigo: Concerto Serenade for Harp and Orchestra - 2. Intermezzo: (Molto tranquillo) featuring Nicanor Zabaleta
- Rodrigo: Concerto Serenade for Harp and Orchestra - 1. Estudiantina (Allegro ma non troppo - Andante) featuring Nicanor Zabaleta
- Rodrigo: Concerto Serenade for Harp and Orchestra - 3. Sarao (Allegro deciso) featuring Nicanor Zabaleta
- C.P.E. Bach: Solo in G, Wq. 139 for Harp: 3. Allegro
- Krumpholtz: Air et Variations
- J.S. Bach: Suite in E for Lute, BWV 1006a/1000 - Arr. Harp: 1. Präludium
- Handel: Themes and Variations in G
- Reinecke: Harp Concerto in E minor, Op. 182 - 1. Allegro moderato by Nicanor Zabaleta
- Cuentos y Fantasias: No. 5 El viejo castillo moro
- Boieldieu: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in C - 1. Allegro brillante featuring Nicanor Zabaleta
