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Nicanor Zabaleta
hrp, 1907-1993 ES, San Sebastián
Classical
Nicanor Zabaleta (January 7, 1907 – March 31, 1993) was a Spanish harpist.Zabaleta was born in San Sebastián, Spain, on January 7, 1907. In 1914 his father, an amateur musician, bought him a harp in an antique shop. He soon began taking lessons from Vincenta Tormo de Calvo (Madrid Conservatory faculty) and Luisa Menarguez. In 1925 he began studies in Paris, where his teachers were Marcel Tournier and Jacqueline Borot. In 1926, in Paris, he made his own official concert debut. Then he travelled to the U.S. and there, on July 5, 1934 he made his North America debut in New York City. At a concert in Puerto Rico in 1950 he met Graziela and they were married in 1952. They relocated to Spain and Zabaleta began touring Europe. During the years of 1959–1962 he led a harp class on Accademia Musical
Genres
Plays With
| Berliner Philharmoniker |
Popular Tracks 
Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino on Mozart: Clarinet Concerto K. 622; Flute & Harp Concerto K. 299 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alfred Prinz, Wolfgang Schulz, Nicanor Zabaleta, Wiener Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C Major, K. 299: I. Allegro on Mozart: Clarinet Concerto K. 622; Flute & Harp Concerto K. 299 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alfred Prinz, Wolfgang Schulz, Nicanor Zabaleta, Wiener Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C Major, K. 299: III. Rondo (Allegro) on Mozart: Clarinet Concerto K. 622; Flute & Harp Concerto K. 299 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alfred Prinz, Wolfgang Schulz, Nicanor Zabaleta, Wiener Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm Concerto for Flute, Harp, and Orchestra in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino on Mozart: Flute Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Flute & Harp Concerto K. 299 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karlheinz Zoeller, Nicanor Zabaleta, Berliner Philharmoniker, Ernst Märzendorfer, English Chamber Orchestra & Bernhard Klee Harp Concerto, Op. 4,6 : II Larghetto on Quiet music to Calm Anger by Various Artists Organ Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 4, HWV 294 - Arr. for Harp: 1. Andante Allegro on Händel: Concertos by George Frideric Handel, Alfred Sous, Maurice André, Hedwig Bilgram, Eduard Müller, Nicanor Zabaleta, Münchener Bach-Orchester, English Chamber Orchestra, Karl Richter, Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra, Paul Kuentz, Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Hans-Martin Linde & August Wenzinger Concerto in F major, BWV 978 (from Vivaldi RV 310) - Arr. for harp and orchestra by N.Zabaleta: 1. Allegro on Bach / Handel: Harp Concertos by Nicanor Zabaleta, Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz & Paul Kuentz Suite in E for Lute, BWV 1006a/1000 - Arr. Harp: 1. Präludium on Easy Going Bach by Johann Sebastian Bach Caprice on Five Hundred Years of the Harp by Nicanor Zabaleta Concerto in G major, BWV 973 (from Vivaldi RV299) - Arr. for harp and orchestra by N.Zabaleta: 2. Largo cantabile on Easy Going Bach by Johann Sebastian BachTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Konzert Für Flöte Und Harfe • Harfenkonzert • Concierto Serenata | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart • Carl Reinecke • Joaquín Rodrigo, Nicanor Zabaleta • Karlheinz Zöller • Ernst Märzendorfer | 2001 | Compil. |
| Panorama | Joaquín Rodrigo - Narciso Yepes, The Romeros, Patrick Gallois, Nicanor Zabaleta | 2000 | Compil. |
| Harfenkonzerte - Harp Concertos | Nicanor Zabaleta, François-Adrien Boieldieu, Camille Saint-Saëns, Germaine Tailleferre, Maurice Ravel | 1999 | Compil. |
| Concerto De Aranjuez - Fantasia - Concierto Serenata | Joaquín Rodrigo, Odón Alonso, Narciso Yepes, Ernst Märzendorfer, Nicanor Zabaleta | 1997 | Compil. |
| Five Centuries Of The Harp | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1995 | Compil. |
| Konzert Für Flöte Und Harfe / Adagio Und Rondo / Fagottkonzert | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Maurice Allard, Karlheinz Zöller, Nicanor Zabaleta | 1994 | Album |
| Arpa | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1993 | Compil. |
| Velcí Umělci Pražských Jar I | Karel Ančerl, David Oistrach, Antonio Pedrotti, Nicanor Zabaleta, Severino Gazzelloni | 1991 | Compil. |
| Clarinet Concerto - Concerto For Flute & Harp | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Alfred Prinz, Wolfgang Schulz, Nicanor Zabaleta, Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker | 1989 | Album |
| Concierto De Aranjuez / Concierto Serenata Para Harpa Y Orquesta | Joaquín Rodrigo, Nicanor Zabaleta, Ernst Märzendorfer, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Manuel De Falla, Salvador Bacarisse | 1989 | Album |
| El Arpa | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1987 | Album |
| Klarinettenkonzert (Clarinet Concerto) - Konzert Für Flöte & Harfe (Concerto for Flute & Harp) | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Alfred Prinz, Nicanor Zabaleta, Wolfgang Schulz, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm | 1984 | Album |
| Klarinettenkonzert / Konzert Für Flöte & Harfe | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Alfred Prinz, Nicanor Zabaleta, Wolfgang Schulz, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm | 1984 | Album |
| Música Para Arpa Del Barroco | Johann Sebastian Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Giovanni Battista Viotti, Johann Baptist Krumpholtz, Georg Friedrich Händel, Nicanor Zabaleta | 1982 | Album |
| Concerto D'Aranjuez / Pièces Pour Guitares De Fernando Sor - Manuel De Falla - Robert De Visée - Siegfried Behrend | Joaquín Rodrigo, Siegfried Behrend, Nicanor Zabaleta, Berliner Philharmoniker | 1982 | Album |
| Oeuvres Originales Pour Violon Et Harpe | Nicanor Zabaleta, Yehudi Menuhin | 1982 | Album |
| Himmlische Harfe. Virtuose Konzerte mit Nicanor Zabaleta | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1980 | Album |
| Stargala | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1980 | Compil. |
| Harfenkonzerte • Harp Concertos | Johann Sebastian Bach ・ Georg Friedrich Händel ・ English Chamber Orchestra, Garcia Navarro, Nicanor Zabaleta | 1979 | Album |
| Französische Harfenmusik | Jean-Michel Damase, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Marcel Samuel-Rousseau, Albert Roussel, Carlos Salzedo, Germaine Tailleferre, Marcel Tournier — Nicanor Zabaleta | 1978 | Album |
| Five Hundred Years Of The Harp | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1978 | Album |
| L'Arte Dell'Arpa Vol.1 | Nicanor Zabaleta, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Philipp Jacob Mayer, Antonio Rosetti, Johann Baptist Krumpholtz | 1977 | Album |
| Bartók: Violinkozert Nr. 2 | Ferenc Fricsay, Tibor Varga, Nicanor Zabaleta | 1977 | Album |
| Klarinettenkonzert - Fagottkonzert - Adagio und Rondo KV 617 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Leister, Rafael Kubelik, Berliner Philharmoniker, Maurice Allard, Orchestre Des Concerts Lamoureux, Nicanor Zabaleta, Igor Markevitch, Orchestre De Chambre Paul Kuentz | 1976 | Album |
| Eine Kleine Nachtmusik / Konzert Für Flöte & Harfe | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Nicanor Zabaleta, Wolfgang Schulz, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm | 1976 | Album |
| Konzert Für Flöte Und Harfe KV299 • Concerto For Flute And Harp/Sinfonia Concertante (für Bläser • For Winds) | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Böhm, Wiener Philharmoniker, Nicanor Zabaleta, Wolfgang Schulz | 1976 | Album |
| Concierto De Aranjuez / Concerto In G Minor | Joaquín Rodrigo / Elias Parish Alvars, Nicanor Zabaleta, Orquesta Nacional De España, Rafael Frühbeck De Burgos | 1974 | Album |
| Harp Music Of The Renaissance | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1973 | Album |
| Partita BWV 1004 • Suite BWV 814 • Partie BWV 832 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Nicanor Zabaleta | 1973 | Album |
| Partita BWV 1004 • Suite BWV 814 • Partie BWV 832 | Johann Sebastian Bach, Nicanor Zabaleta | 1973 | Album |
| Musica del Siglo XVIII | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1973 | Album |
| The Artistry Of Zabaleta | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1972 | Album |
| Musique Espagnole Pour Harpe | Nicanor Zabaleta, Isaac Albéniz - Manuel De Falla - Joaquín Turina - Gerardo Gombau - Enrique Granados - Ernesto Halffter - Eduardo Lopez Chavarri | 1972 | Album |
| Morceau De Concert G-dur Op. 154 / Concertino Pour Harpe Et Orchestre / Concierto Para Arpa Y Orquesta | Camille Saint-Saëns / Germaine Tailleferre / Alberto Ginastera - Nicanor Zabaleta • Orchestre National De France • Jean Martinon | 1970 | Album |
| The Harp | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach · Johann Baptist Krumpholtz · Giovanni Battista Viotti · Carlos Salzedo · André Caplet · Sergei Prokofiev · Paul Hindemith - Nicanor Zabaleta | 1970 | Album |
| Выдающиеся Инструменталисты | Ernst Eichner, Georg Christoph Wagenseil / Nicanor Zabaleta | 1969 | Album |
| Spanische Harfenmusik Des 16. Und 17. Jahrhunderts | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1968 | Album |
| Werke Für Harfe Und Orchester | Nicanor Zabaleta - Maurice Ravel / Claude Debussy / Georg Friedrich Händel / Johann Georg Albrechtsberger / Orchestre De Chambre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz | 1967 | Album |
| Sonata C-Moll / Chanson De La Nuit | Jan Ladislav Dusík / Carlos Salzedo, Nicanor Zabaleta | 1966 | Single |
| 18th Century Harp Concertos | Nicanor Zabaleta • Dir.: Paul Kuentz | 1965 | Album |
| 18th Century Harp Concertos | Nicanor Zabaleta • Dir.: Paul Kuentz | 1965 | Album |
| Concerto Pour Harpe Et Orchestre | François-Adrien Boieldieu, Nicanor Zabaleta, Ernst Märzendorfer, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin | 1965 | Album |
| Nicanor Zabaleta, Harfe | Nicanor Zabaleta - Johann Sebastian Bach • Georg Friedrich Händel • Arcangelo Corelli • Louis Spohr • Gabriel Fauré • Mateo Albéniz • Isaac Albéniz | 1964 | Album |
| Harfenmusik Des 17. Und 19. Jahrhunderts | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1963 | Album |
| Prestige De La Harpe | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1963 | Album |
| Konzert Für Flöte Und Harfe • Konzert Für Harfe | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Carl Reinecke - Karlheinz Zöller • Nicanor Zabaleta • Berliner Philharmoniker • Ernst Märzendorfer | 1963 | Album |
| Harfenkonzert C-dur · Harp Concerto In C Major / Konzert-Serenade Für Harfe Und Orchester · Concert-Serenade For Harp And Orchestra | François-Adrien Boieldieu / Joaquín Rodrigo - Nicanor Zabaleta · Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin · Ernst Märzendorfer | 1962 | Album |
| Florilège De La Harpe | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1961 | Album |
| Music For Harp | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1960 | Album |
| Konzert Für Harfe Und Orchester / Tänze Für Harfe Und Streichorchester | Georg Friedrich Händel / Claude Debussy - Nicanor Zabaleta | 1960 | Album |
| Zeitgenössische Harfenmusik | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1958 | Album |
| XVI Century Spanish Masters; Contemporary French & Spanish Harp Music | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1958 | Album |
| Harp Sampler | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1957 | Album |
| Baroque Sampler | New York Brass Ensemble, Orchestre Philharmonique De Paris, The New York Pro Musica Antiqua, The Harpsichord Quartet, Nicanor Zabaleta | 1957 | Album |
| Harp Music - Seventeenth And Nineteenth Century | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1956 | Album |
| Harp Music: XVI Century Spanish; Modern French And Spanish | Nicanor Zabaleta | 1952 | Album |
| Virtuoze Harpconcerten | Georg Friedrich Händel, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger - Nicanor Zabaleta, Orchestre De Chambre Paul Kuentz | Album | |
| Spanische Harfenmusik des 16. Jahrhunderts - Zeitgenössische Harfenmusik aus Spanien und Frankreich | Nicanor Zabaleta | Album | |
| Konzert Für Harfe Und Orchester / Tänze Für Harfe Und Streichorchester | Georg Friedrich Händel / Claude Debussy - Nicanor Zabaleta | Album | |
| Contemporary Harp Music | Nicanor Zabaleta | Album | |
| Hohe Schule Für Harfe | Nicanor Zabaleta | Single | |
| Chanson Dans La Nuit | Carlos Salzedo, André Caplet, Nicanor Zabaleta | Single | |
| Virtuoze Harpconcerten | Georg Friedrich Händel, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger - Nicanor Zabaleta, Orchestre De Chambre Paul Kuentz | Album | |
| Concertos Pour Harpe | François-Adrien Boieldieu, Joaquín Rodrigo, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Nicanor Zabaleta | Single | |
| Music For Harp | Georg Friedrich Händel ▪ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ▪ Maurice Ravel, Nicanor Zabaleta | Compil. | |
| Die Virtuose Harfe | Nicanor Zabaleta - Georg Friedrich Händel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Georg Christoph Wagenseil | Album | |
| Rodrigo | Siegfried Behrend, Nicanor Zabaleta | Album | |
| Harpconcert In Bes, Op.4 Nr.6 • Kamermuziekwerken | Georg Friedrich Händel - Nicanor Zabaleta, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay, Ilse Brix-Meinert, Gustav Scheck, Karl Richter | Compil. | |
| Nicanor Zabaleta • Harfe | Georg Friedrich Händel • Johann Sebastian Bach • Arcangelo Corelli – Nicanor Zabaleta, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc Fricsay | Compil. | |
| Virtuoso Harp Music | Nicanor Zabaleta | Compil. | |
| Konzert Für Harfe (Orgel Oder Cembalo) Und Orchester Op. 4 Nr.6 B-dur | Georg Friedrich Händel, Nicanor Zabaleta, Ferenc Fricsay, RIAS Symphonie-Orchester Berlin | Single | |
| Spielt Werke Für Harfe von Albrechtsberger, Händel, Mozart und Wagenseil | Nicanor Zabaleta, Orchestre De Chambre Paul Kuentz | Album | |
| Harp Music Of The 18th Century | Nicanor Zabaleta | Album | |
| Concertos Pour Harpe | Nicanor Zabaleta - Georg Friedrich Händel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Album | |
| Oeuvres Classiques Et Modernes Pour Harpe | Nicanor Zabaleta | Album | |
| Harfenmusik aus 5 Jahrhunderten Harp Music of 5 Centuries | Nicanor Zabaleta | Album | |
| Harfenkonzerte | Georg Friedrich Händel, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Nicanor Zabaleta | Album | |
| Concierto De Aranjuez · Konzertserenade Für Harfe | Joaquín Rodrigo, Siegfried Behrend, Nicanor Zabaleta | Album | |
| Spielt Harfenmusik Aus Dem 18. Jahrhundert | Nicanor Zabaleta | Album | |
| Mozart: Konzert Für Flöte Und Harfe / J.S. Bach: Suite Für Harfe / + Werke von Händel, Faure, Debussy, Ravel | Nicanor Zabaleta, Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Album |
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