Discography

• María Eugenia Luc. Solo & chamber music (CD, 2022)
• Portrait Félix Ibarrondo- Barne Hegoak (CD, 2018). Recorded work: Obsidienne
• Dante G.Grela. Obras para instrumentos y voces (CD, 2018). Recorded work: Cantos del otoño
• XXVIII Young Composers Prize Fundación SGAE-CNDM (CD, 2017)
• María Eugenia Luc "De aire y luz" (CD, 2015)
• Hamar-Music for the Guggenheim Museum (DVD, 2011)
• Tribute to Luis De Pablo (CD, 2008). Recorded work: Epístola al transeúnte
• Tribute to Felix Ibarrondo (DVD, 2004)
• Luis de Pablo: Transit and evolution to the 21st century (DVD, 2000)

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DOCUMENTARY VIDEO (2000)

KURAIA Association, in co-operation with the Fundación Autor (Author Foundation), has produced for its 70th Anniversary in the year 2000, the Documentary Luis de Pablo. Transit and evolution to the 21st century.

This tribute to Luis de Pablo has been possible also thanks to the co-operation of Vizcaya’s Provincial Council, the Basque Government’s Council for Culture, Bilbao’s City Hall, Euskal Telebista (Basque Television, EITB), Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Centro para la Difusión de la Música contemporánea (Spanish Contemporary Music Diffusion Centre, CDMC), BBK Bank Foundation and Tonos and Suvini Zerboni publishing houses.

KURAIA Ensemble performs two works selected for this video. One of them belongs to Musician de Pablo’s youth production and the other one to his maturity. The composer delivers, through them, a speech about the most outstanding aspects of his musical production and his live.

With this document KURAIA wants to give a general, and at the same time specific, vision of Luis de Pablo’s work, so that it can be interesting for the specialist but simultaneously entertaining and accessible for the general public, taking two of the most outstanding work of this production and, therefore, of the current Spanish music as a reference.

Each part of the documentary finishes with a whole execution and a concert of the selected works.

Contents:

• Primera Parte ► POLAR (1962)

Polar is a reference work in Musician De Pablo’s production and Spanish music. It was the first Spanish work premiered in the historical Darmstadt meetings and conducted by Bruno Maderna in that event.

Through practical examples taken directly from the rehearsals innovations will be shown, being this innovations the ones which place this work in the European avant- garde of the seventies.

The composer will talk about his music from this period, his consolidation as music figure between difficulties and success, and the search for a personal and innovative language.

Second Part     ► KIU FRAGMENTS (for flute and piano)

Fantasia
Aria
Burletta
Andante. Adagio. Final

This is a chamber music work, written in the last few years, where all the main features of his creative maturity are reflected.

In this section the composer talks, with the reason of later times, about his changes, about the development of his musical poetry from the 70’s until today, about his relationship with the new composers generations, about his projects, etc.

The way of introducing the contents will be similar to the first part of the video: an interview that alternates key moments of his work during the rehearsals with the direct co-operation of the composer and the players.
 

Ensemble KURAIA

CONDUCTOR: Juanjo Mena

INTERVIEW: María Eugenia Luc
 

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Tribute to Felix Ibarrondo

DOCUMENTARY VIDEO (2004)

For the 60th anniversary of Musician Felix Ibarrondo,  KURAIA  pays a tribute to this composer with the production of a documentary about him and his music.

The documentary includes a full performing of Obsidienne, a work written by Ibarrondo especially for this documentary video and dedicated to Ensemble KURAIA. Another work of the musician is also proposed: Ekain, for voice and chamber ensemble.

In this documentary it is shown the work of the composer with the interpreters and an interview that covers aesthetic, musical and personal issues in which Felix Ibarrondo shows how his work takes root with his hometown, his beloved Oñati and its surroundings.

The documentary is an opportunity to know one of the most outstanding European composers that has known how to created a universal language without giving up his Basque roots.

WORKS INCLUDES: EKAIN (for soprano voice and instrumental band), OBSIDIENNE (PREMIERE) (for violin, clarinet, saxophones and piano)  

Ensemble KURAIA

CONDUCTOR: Andrea Cazzaniga

INTERVIEW: María Eugenia Luc

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