Zabaleta, Nicanor

Performer

Nicanor Zabaleta (January 7, 1907 – March 31, 1993) was a Spanish harpist.He performed mainly music of the 18th century, and also ancient and modern music. People who composed for him include Alberto Ginastera, Darius Milhaud, Xavier Montsalvatge, Heitor Villa-Lobos, Walter Piston, Ernst Krenek, Joaquín Rodrigo. Josef Tal's Concerto for Harp and Electronics was commissioned by Zabaleta in 1971, and premiered by him in Munich the same year. It is estimated that Zabaleta sold nearly three million records. He was awarded the Premio Nacional de Música of Spain in 1982 and six years later, in 1988, he was elected to the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. [source from Wikipedia]

Work

• Harp Concerto in G major
• Harp Concerto in A major - Arr. Karl Hermann Pillney (1896-1980)
• Harp Concerto in C major
• Flute and Harp Concerto in C major, K. 299
• Harp Concerto in B flat major, Op. 4 No. 6 (Transcr. from Organ Concerto No. 6, HWV 294)
• A chatelaine in her tower, Op. 110 (Arr. Nicanor Zabaleta)
• Espana, Op. 165
• Adagio and Rondo in C minor, K. 617
• Suite in E major, BWV 1006a
• Introduction and Allegro, M. 46
• Sacred and Profane Dances, L. 103