Klarinet Archive - Posting 000597.txt from 2002/12

From: "Russ Conjerti" <rvconjerti@-----.net>
Subj: [kl] Fw: [kl] Is anybody familar with Hungarian Clarinet professor Bela Kovacs?
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2002 00:56:37 -0500

I think this was meant for the list.

Russ Conjerti

----- Original Message -----
From: <anemiroff@-----.net>
Subject: Re: [kl] Is anybody familar with Hungarian Clarinet professor Bela
Kovacs?

> Jozsef Balogh is not only a first class player on both the French German
> style clarinets, but also saxophone and taragao
> Occasionaly he performs at KlarFest. And, as they say a gentleman and a
> scholor...someone worth knowing.
> Al Nemiroff
> anemiroff@-----.net
>
> >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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