Dénes Kovács - Dénes Kovács, Vol. 1: Violin Concertos (2020)

Tracklist

CD1:

01. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: I. Allegro non troppo
02. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: II. Adagio
03. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace
04. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo
05. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
06. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro

CD2:

01. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: I. Allegro
02. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: II. Andante
03. Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, BWV 1041: III. Allegro assai
04. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: I. Allegro
05. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: II. Adagio
06. Violin Concerto No. 2 in E Major, BWV 1042: III. Allegro assai
07. Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in D Minor, BWV 1043: I. Vivace
08. Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in D Minor, BWV 1043: II. Largo ma non tanto
09. Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in D Minor, BWV 1043: III. Allegro
10. Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: I. Allegro molto appassionato
11. Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante
12. Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace

CD3:

01. Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano in C Major, Op. 56: I. Allegro
02. Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo
03. Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano in C Major, Op. 56: III. Rondo alla polacca
04. Romance No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 40
05. Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50
06. Sérénade mélancolique, Op. 26

Born April 18, 1930, Dénes Kovács began violin lessons at six, becoming Dezsó 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.