Pablo Sorozábal Choral Works I Kea Vocal Ensemble & Enrique Azurza

• Pablo Sorozábal (1897 - 1988):
• 1Sorozábal: Arroxa lilia04:34
• 2Sorozábal: Nere maite pollita03:48
• 3Sorozábal: Bentara noa03:00
• 4Sorozábal: Buba ñiña02:46
• 5Sorozábal: Nahi zuya yin02:24
• 6Sorozábal: Kuku bat badut03:22
• 7Sorozábal: Baserritarra01:22
• 8Sorozábal: Lili pollit bat02:23
• Tres canciones nostálgicas:
• 9Sorozábal: Tres canciones nostálgicas I. Euskalerria03:14
• 10Sorozábal: Tres canciones nostálgicas II. Ara nun diran02:53
• 11Sorozábal: Tres canciones nostálgicas III. Maite02:25
• Neskatxena:
• 12Sorozábal: Neskatxena 1. Neskatxena02:42
• 13Sorozábal: Neskatxena 2. Izar ederra02:45
• 14Sorozábal: Neskatxena 3. Binbilin bonbolon02:23
• 15Sorozábal: Neskatxena 4. Txiki txikitik03:39
• Maite (spanish):
• 16Sorozábal: Maite (spanish)02:25
• Total Runtime46:05

Info for Pablo Sorozábal Choral Works I

Despite achieving great success in the operatic scene, Pablo Sorozábal (1897-1988), born in Donostia and passing away in Madrid, maintained a profound connection with choral music throughout his extensive career. In fact, it was within the ranks of the vibrant choral movement of his native Basque Country where his artistic personality began to take shape, including his fascination with voice and theatre.

It’s no surprise, then, that he devoted some of his most intimate pages to these choirs, connecting them to his family heritage. In fact, his father, a stonecutter by trade, was also a talented bertsolari who shared his songs in the taverns of San Sebastián. From him, Sorozábal inherited a language, Basque, “that sounded like music” on his lips, and a deep love for folk music.

According to a tradition passed down through generations, as recounted by the writer Bernardo Atxaga from his great grandfather, Sorozábal’s ancestors, who hailed from the Portale farmhouse in the village of Larraul, near Asteasu, “whistled better than the birds” (“txoriek baino hobeto egiten diate txistu”)

Kea Vocal Ensemble
Enrique Azurza, conductor

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Enrique Azurza
is one of the most outstanding and dynamic Spanish choral directors of his generation. In 1991 he received the Prize for Best Director at the Varna International Contest in Bulgaria. He directs the KEA vocal ensemble for contemporary music, the Choir of the University of the Basque Country, and the Coro Lírico in Cantabria. He also conducted the Hodeiertz Choir from 1995 until 2011. He studied choral conducting in Basque Country and Stockholm and teaches choir singing at Musikene, the College of Music of Basque Country. In 1996, together with the Hodeiertz Choir from Tolosa, Enrique Azurza participated in the 4th World Symposium on Choral Music held in Sydney, Australia. He was also the Spanish representative in the 9th World Symposium in Puerto Madryn, Argentina, 2011 with the Grupo Vocal KEA. He has taught numerous conducting courses and singing masterclasses, and serves as an advisor for the Tolosa International Choir Contest. He is regularly invited to participate at various national and international contests as juror.

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