About
(January 7, 1907–June 16, 1993) was a Spanish world-class virtuoso and populariser of the harp. Zabaleta was born in San Sebastián, Spain, on January 7, 1907. In 1914 his father, an amateur musician, bought him a harp in 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.
Discography
The Deutsche Grammophon Legacy
Album2014
Concerto for Flute and Harp / Flute Concerto no. 1 / Bassoon Concerto
Album2005
Mozart: Konzert für Flöte und Harfe / Reinecke: Harfenkonzert / Rodrigo: Concierto serenata
Album2001Concierto de Aranjuez / Concierto pastoral / Concierto andaluz
Album2000Flute Concertos / Flute & Harp Concerto
Album2000Harfenkonzerte (Harp Concertos)
Album2000Panorama
Album2000
Clarinet Concerto / Flute & Harp Concerto / Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Album1999Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez / Concerto-Serenade / Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Guitar Concerto No. 1
Album1999
Harfenkonzerte
Album1999
