Albert Zabel

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Albert Heinrich Zabel (born February 22, 1834 in Berlin , † February 16, 1910 in Saint Petersburg ) was a German composer and harp virtuoso .

Life

A scholarship from Giacomo Meyerbeer enabled Albert Zabel to learn to play the harp at the Royal Institute for Church Music in Berlin . After various tours in Europe, Russia and the United States, he was a soloist at the Berlin Opera from 1848 to 1851. In 1855 he was appointed principal harpist at the imperial ballet in Saint Petersburg. When the Conservatory was founded in 1862, Anton Rubinstein made use of his services as a harp professor. In 1879 he received the title of full professor, in 1904 the honorary title of "Honored Professor".

Works (selection)

  • Élégie fantastique op.11
  • Ballad in three episodes op.20
  • At the fountain op.23
  • Chanson de pêcheur, Barcarolle op.24
  • Marguerite douloureuse au rouet op.26
  • Why? op. 28
  • La Capricieuse op.32
  • Concerto in C minor for harp and orchestra op.35
  • Valse-Caprice op.37

source

  • Music in the past and present, Kassel 1968
personal data
SURNAME Zabel, Albert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zabel, Albert Heinrich; Genrichowitsch, Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German composer and harp virtuoso
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1834
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH February 16, 1910
Place of death St. Petersburg