Zabaleta, Nicanor

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Zabaleta, Nicanor (b San Sebastián, 1907; d San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1993). Sp. harpist. Début Paris 1925, NY 1934. Soloist with world's orchs. Revived much forgotten hp. mus. and commissioned works from Krenek, Milhaud, Tailleferre, Villa-Lobos, Ginastera, and Tal. Rodrigo arr. his Concierto de Aranjuez, for hp. for Zabaleta.

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