Born April 18, 1930, DÃ©nes KovÃ¡cs began violin lessons at six, becoming Dezso Rados' student at the Fodor Music School two years later. When he was fourteen, he began his studies at Budapest's Liszt Academy 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, Bach's sonatas and partitas for solo violin, 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. His contributions to music were abundantly recognized in Hungary, where he received the Liszt Prize, (1955, 1958), the Kossuth Prize (1963), and the BÃ©la BartÃ³k - Ditta PÃ¡sztory Prize (1989, 2000). In 1970 he was named Eminent Artist of the Hungarian People's Republic. On this second volume dedicated to his recordings, the works of Mozart and Schubert are featured.

Tracklist:

Divertimento In E-Flat Major, K. 563: I. Allegro
Divertimento In E-Flat Major, K. 563: II. Adagio
Divertimento In E-Flat Major, K. 563: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Divertimento In E-Flat Major, K. 563: IV. Andante
Divertimento In E-Flat Major, K. 563: V. Menuetto. Allegretto
Divertimento In E-Flat Major, K. 563: VI. Allegro
String Duo No. 1 In G Major, K. 423: I. Allegro
String Duo No. 1 In G Major, K. 423: II. Adagio
String Duo No. 1 In G Major, K. 423: III. Rondeau. Allegro
String Duo No. 2 In B-Flat Major, K. 424: I. Adagio - Allegro
String Duo No. 2 In B-Flat Major, K. 424: II. Andante Cantabile
String Duo No. 2 In B-Flat Major, K. 424: III. Andante Grazioso
Violin Concerto No. 3 In G Major, K. 216 "Straßburg": I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 3 In G Major, K. 216 "Straßburg": II. Adagio
Violin Concerto No. 3 In G Major, K. 216 "Straßburg": III. Rondeau. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 4 In D Major, K. 218: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 4 In D Major, K. 218: II. Andante Cantabile
Violin Concerto No. 4 In D Major, K. 218: III. Rondeau
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": I. Allegro Aperto (1)
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": II. Adagio
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": III. Rondeau (1)
Violin Sonata No. 18 In G Major, K. 301: I. Allegro Con Spirito
Violin Sonata No. 18 In G Major, K. 301: II. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 24 In F Major, K. 376: I. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 24 In F Major, K. 376: II. Andante
Violin Sonata No. 24 In F Major, K. 376: III. Rondeau. Andante Grazioso
Violin Sonata No. 32 In B-Flat Major, K. 454: I. Largo - Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 32 In B-Flat Major, K. 454: II. Andante
Violin Sonata No. 32 In B-Flat Major, K. 454: III. Allegretto
Violin Sonata No. 27 In G Major, K. 379: I. Adagio - Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 27 In G Major, K. 379: II. Andantino Cantabile - III. Allegretto
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": I. Allegro Aperto (2)
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major "Turkish": II. Adagio, K. 261
Violin Concerto No. 5 In A Major, K. 219 "Turkish": III. Rondeau (2)
Violin Sonata No. 19 In E-Flat Major, K. 302: I. Allegro
Violin Sonata No. 19 In E-Flat Major, K. 302: II. Rondeau. Andante Grazioso
Piano Trio No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: I. Allegro Moderato
Piano Trio No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: II. Andante Un Poco Mosso
Piano Trio No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Piano Trio No. 1 In B-Flat Major, Op. 99, D. 898: IV. Rondo. Allegro Vivace
Violin Sonata No. 17 In C Major, K. 296: I. Allegro Vivace
Violin Sonata No. 17 In C Major, K. 296: II. Andante Sostenuto
Violin Sonata No. 17 In C Major, K. 296: III. Rondo. Allegro
Piano Trio No. 2 In E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: I. Allegro
Piano Trio No. 2 In E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: II. Andante Con Moto
Piano Trio No. 2 In E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: III. Scherzando. Allegro Moderato
Piano Trio No. 2 In E-Flat Major, Op. 100, D. 929: IV. Allegro Moderato
Notturno In E-Flat Major, Op. 148, D. 897

UPC: 061297811151
Label: Doremi Records
Release Date: 9.18.20
Format: CD

Mozart / Kovacs / Budapest Philharmonic Sym - Denes Kovacs 2 (5 CD)