Harpist Nicanor Zabaleta - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

He sold nearly three million records, performed more than 3,000 concerts and played with over 300 orchestras. Basque harpist Nicanor Zabaleta was one of the 20th century’s great ambassadors for the harp, bringing extraordinary clarity and brilliance to an instrument he helped establish as a solo voice beyond the orchestra.Explore the remarkable career and repertoire of Nicanor Zabaleta, from his interpretations of Mozart and Handel, to Spanish composer Rodrigo, including music that Zabaleta himself premiered.

Spanish harpist Nicanor Zabaleta (1907 - 1993), 8th November 1966.(Getty Images: Erich Auerbach)

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