Klarinet Archive - Posting 000596.txt from 2002/12

From: "Russ Conjerti" <rvconjerti@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Is anybody familar with Hungarian Clarinet professor Bela Kovacs?
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2002 18:34:20 -0500

I just received a recording of the Mozart Clarinet Quintet as a Christmas
present with clarinetist, Jozsef Balogh. The recording also includes Quintet
in F Major for clarinet, basset horn and string trio KA90 (580b) with Balogh
playing basset horn and Bela Kovacs on clarinet. I very much like the sound
from both of them..

The bio in the notes for Bela Kovacs is:
Born in Tatbanya in 1937, Bela Kovacs studied at the Ferenc Liszt
Academy of Music in Budapest and from 1956 until 1981 was principal
clarinettist in the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra. In 1969 he joined the
teaching staff of the Liszt Academy. Bela Kovacs is well known as a member
of the Hungarian Wind Quintet and the Budapest Chamber Ensemble and as
soloist in the first performances of a number of works by contemporary
Hungarian composers. Awards in Hugary include the title Artist of Merit and
the Kossuth Prize.

Russ Conjerti

----- Original Message ----- > Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 19:43:13 -0700 (MST)
> To: klarinet@-----.edu
> From: AnneLenoir@-----.net (Anne Lenoir)
> Subject: I anybody familar with Hungarian Clarinet professor Bela Kovacs?
> Message-ID: <28554-3DFBEC41-2338@-----.net>
>
> I heard a couple of clarinetists play one or more of Bela Kovacs
> HOMMAGES for unacompanied clarinet last year at the Oklahoma Clarinet
> Symposium in Norman. I didn't buy them right away because they were sold
> out, and I thought they were probably too hard.
> Well, I thought I would mention them because I just ordered them
> from EBLE MUSIC in Iowa, and I really love them. I have never heard Bela
> Kovacs play the clarinet. He sure does write beautiful etudes. They feel
> so comfortable to the fingers. Each of his HOMMAGES are for various
> composers, including: Bach, Paganini, Weber, Debussy, de Falla,
> R.Strauss, Bartok, Kodaly and Khatschaturian. A while back, several
> clarinetists were writing to the list asking for un-accompanied clarinet
> pieces. I don't know if this collection was recommended or not. It is
> definitely worth the $24.50. All of them are worthy of playing on a
> recital.
> I have gotten to the point where I don't enjoy working up Etudes
> just for the sake of working them up. I have to love the music. I hope
> Bela Kovacs is alive and well. Maybe Dr. Etheridge will invite him to
> Oklahoma some day.
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