The National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zoltán Kocsis has made an extraordinary CD, which was no easy matter, because with the exception of the Hungarian Peasant Songs (1933), it comprises of regularly performed works. For me, Bartók's American compositions represent a decline in his oeuvre and the arguments of László Somfai in the superb accompanying […]
Zoltán Kocsis says he received all his awards too young The record industry is practically dead, said Zoltán Kocsis when he picked up his lifetime's achievement award at Midem this year at the world's largest record fair. Mr Kocsis sees the role of the family as the solution. Aren't you too young to receive a […]
BÉLA BARTÓKConcerto for Orchestra; Dance Suite; Hungarian Peasant SongsHungarian National Philharmonic OrchestraZoltán Kocsis Hungaroton- HSACD 32187(SACD) Artistic Duality 10 / 10 Sound Duality Hungaroton's first SACD release is a knockout! Zoltán Kocsis, already acclaimed as perhaps the finest Bartók pianist alive, proves equally adept as a conductor. Indeed, there is no finer performance of the […]
Zoltán Kocsis says he received all his awards too young The record industry is practically dead, said Zoltán Kocsis when he picked up his lifetime's achievement award at Midem this year at the world's largest record fair. Mr Kocsis sees the role of the family as the solution. Aren't you too young to receive a […]
Zoltán Kocsis says he received all his awards too young The record industry is practically dead, said Zoltán Kocsis when he picked up his lifetime's achievement award at Midem this year at the world's largest record fair. Mr Kocsis sees the role of the family as the solution. Aren't you too young to receive a […]
Vienna at the turn of the 20th century was a bee's nest of contradictions. A city with a strong liberal Jewish merchant class, it was also an ultra-conservative breeding ground for anti-Semitism. Through its architecture and museums Vienna was home to the old masters and eclecticism, but it also spawned the cutting edge of new […]
