p, 1886-1956 ES
Musician / Composer of Classical, Folk and World
A.k.a. José Gonzalo Zulaika y Arregui Aita Donostia
José Gonzalo Zulaica (San Sebastián, Spain, 1886–1956), better known by his pen name Aita Donostia (Father Donostia or Father San Sebastian, because he was a priest born in San Sebastian, Donostia in the Basque language), was a Basque musicologist and composer. He was also known as José Antonio de Donostia.From 1936 to 1943 he was in exile in France.His most popular work is the Basque Preludes, a set of fifteen piano pieces inspired by Basque traditional music, arranged in a very romantic way, that reminds Robert Schumann's and Edvard Grieg's styles.
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Padre Donostia | José Antonio de Donostia - Jordi Masó | 2008 | Album |
Missa Pro Defunctis | José Antonio de Donostia - Juan Eraso, Claudio Zudaire, Agrupación Coral De Elizondo | 1982 | Album |
Cuatro Preludios Vascos / Euzkal-Herria | José Antonio de Donostia, José Franco Ribate - Gran Orquesta Sinfónica, Maestro Tejada | 1964 | Album |