Béla Kovács (composer)

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Béla Kovács (born May 1, 1937 in Tatabánya ) is a Hungarian clarinetist and composer .

Life

At the age of nine, Béla Kovács first took piano lessons and later clarinet at the music school in Tatabánya. In 1951 he began his studies at the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest . In 1956 he was engaged as principal clarinetist at the Hungarian State Opera and at the National Philharmonic in Budapest. Since 1975 Kovács has been professor of clarinet at the Franz Liszt Music Academy in Budapest and since 1989 he has taught clarinet at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz , since 2009 he has been professor emeritus there . In 2004 he was a visiting professor at the Conservatory of Udine .

Béla Kovács received various awards for his work, including the Franz Liszt Prize in 1964 and the Kossuth Prize in 1988 . Béla Kovács has been an honorary member of the International Clarinet Association (ICA) since 2011 .

Works (selection)

Literature (music prints)

  • Béla Kovács: I'm learning to play the clarinet, Volume 1 . Editio Musica, 1984.
  • Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow , Béla Kovács: Flight of the bumblebee . Edition Darok, Leverkusen 1994.
  • Béla Kovács: Sholem-alekhem, rov Feidman! Edition Darok, Leverkusen 2004.
  • Béla Kovács: Il Carnevale di Venezia . Edition Darok, Leverkusen 2004.
  • Béla Kovács: After you, Mr. Gershwin ! Edition Darok, Leverkusen 2004.
  • Béla Kovács: Weekend on Herrengasse . Edition Darok, Leverkusen 2004.
  • Béla Kovács: Armenian lament and dance (Homage to A. Khatschaturian ) . Edition Darok, Leverkusen 2007.
  • Léo Delibes , Béla Kovács: Fantaisie de concert sur des motifs de ballet "Sylvia" de L. Delibes . Edition Darok, Leverkusen 2010.
  • Béla Kovács: Easy moments . Edition Darok, Leverkusen 2011.
  • Béla Kovács: So spoke R. Strauss (homage to R. Strauss ) . Edition Darok, Leverkusen 2013.

Discography (albums)

  • 1977 Kodály Quartet , Ferenc Tarjáni, Béla Kovács: Mozart : Horn Quintet, KV. 407 Clarinet Quintet, KV. 581
  • 1978 Tátrai Quartet, Ernő Szegedi, Béla Kovács, Ferenc Tarjáni: Ernő Dohnányi : Quintet in E Flat Minor op.26, Sextet in C Major op.37
  • 1979 Béla Kovács, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, András Kórodi : Mozart, Weber , Rossini : Clarinet Concerto KV. 622, Clarinet Concertino op. 26, Introduction, Theme and Variations
  • 1985 József Vajda, Béla Kovács, Budapest Symphony Orchestra, György Lehel: J. Ch. Bach , Carl Stamitz : Bassoon Concerto in E Flat Major, Double Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon
  • 1986 Béla Kovács, Béla Drahos : Mozart: Clarinet Concerto KV 622, Flute Concerto KV. 314
  • 1991 Béla Kovács, Kodály Quartet: Brahms, Weber: Clarinet Quintets
  • 1993 Béla Kovács, József Balogh , Jenő Jandó , György Konrád , Danubius Quartet: Mozart: Kegelstatt Trio , Clarinet Quartets
  • 2004 Imre Kovács , Béla Kovács, András Kiss, Judit Kis Domonkos, Budapest Chamber Orchestra, László Kovács: Gaetano Donizetti : Double Concerto, Flute Concertino, Clarinet Concertino

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dietmar Hiller: Virtuoso Originals - Kovács and Liaize. (Pdf) (No longer available online.) Konzerthaus Berlin, p. 8 , archived from the original on January 8, 2016 ; accessed on January 8, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.konzerthaus.de
  2. ^ Alan E. Stanek: The History of the International Clarinet Association. International Clarinet Association, accessed January 9, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Kovács, Béla
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Hungarian composer, conductor and clarinetist
DATE OF BIRTH May 1, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Tatabánya