Born April 18, 1930, DÃ©nes KovÃ¡cs began violin lessons at six, becoming DezsÃ³ Rados' student at the Fodor Music School two years later. When he was fourteen, he began his studies at Budapest's Liszt Academy of Music in the class of Ede Zathureczky. Graduating in 1951, he began his professional career, playing first in the army's Central Arts Ensemble, and for a decade, leader of the Hungarian Opera House Orchestra. In 1955, he took first prize in the Carl Flesch competition in London, inaugurating an international career that lasted for the rest of his life. He performed widely and recorded the great works of the violin: Concertos, chamber and solo repertoire from the baroque period to the present, including all the Beethoven sonatas and string trios, Bartok's works for violin, and many concertos by his Hungarian contemporaries. He began teaching at the Liszt Academy of Music in 1957, becoming head of the violin department in 1959, and professor five years later. He was appointed Rector of the Academy in 1968. The present release features a stunning program of historical recordings with works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Tchaikovsky.

Tracklist:

Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77: I. Allegro Non Troppo
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro Giocoso, Ma Non Troppo Vivace
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, Bwv 1041: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, Bwv 1041: II. Andante
Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Minor, Bwv 1041: III. Allegro Assai
Violin Concerto No. 2 In E Major, Bwv 1042: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 2 In E Major, Bwv 1042: II. Adagio
Violin Concerto No. 2 In E Major, Bwv 1042: III. Allegro Assai
Concerto For Two Violins And Strings In D Minor, Bwv 1043: I. Vivace
Concerto For Two Violins And Strings In D Minor, Bwv 1043: II. Largo Ma Non Tanto
Concerto For Two Violins And Strings In D Minor, Bwv 1043: III. Allegro
Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro Molto Appassionato
Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante
Violin Concerto In E Minor, Op. 64: III. Allegretto Non Troppo - Allegro Molto Vivace
Triple Concerto For Violin, Cello & Piano In C Major, Op. 56: I. Allegro
Triple Concerto For Violin, Cello & Piano In C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo
Triple Concerto For Violin, Cello & Piano In C Major, Op. 56: III. Rondo Alla Polacca
Romance No. 1 In G Minor, Op. 40
Romance No. 2 In F Major, Op. 50
Sérénade Mélancolique, Op. 26

UPC: 061297810130
Label: Doremi Records
Release Date: 2.7.20
Format: CD

Denes Kovacs 1 / Various 3pk - Denes Kovacs 1 (3 CD)