The Art of Leonid Kogan Episode 2

On this episode:
Leonid Kogan plays Paganini, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Glazunov, Lalo, Sarasate, Bizet
/Waxman, Kreisler, and Gragnani.



Leonid Kogan: Interpretations (1986)

1. Introduction
2. Tchaikovsky Melodie
3. Tchaikovsky Valse-Scherzo
4. Glazunov Entracte from Raymonda
5. Brahms Scherzo from FAE Sonata
6. Kreisler Liebesfreud
7. Paganini Variations
8. Bizet/ Waxman Variations from Carmen

Leonid Kogan, violin
Nina Kogan, piano

Recorded: 1978
Filmed by Gosteleradio USSR/ I.Preferansky
Kultur International Films Ltd. 1986/ D.M.Hedlund





Leonid Kogan: Paganini Violin Concerto No.1 in D Major, Op. 6
Charles Bruck conducting the Orchestra de la Société de Concerts du Conservatoire.
February 21-23, 1955

Playlist:
1-3. I. Allegro maestoso ( Emile Sauret: Cadenza)
4. II. Adagio
5. III. Rondo: Allegro spirituoso -- Un poco più presto





Leonid Kogan: Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, Op. 35
C Silvestri, Paris Conservatory (Vinyl LP)
1959

Leonid Kogan is soloist, and Constantin Silvestri leads the Paris Conservatory Orchestra in this 1959 recording of the Tchaikovsky D major violin concerto. From the LP you see above, issued in 1974 on the British EMI budget label "Classics For Pleasure," catalogue number CFP 40083.

1. Allegro moderato - Moderato assai
2. Canzonetta (Andante)
3. Allegro vivacissimo





Leonid Kogan: Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1 in A minor Op.99
Conductor/Orchestra: Kirill Kondrashin/Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Live recording 04/24/1959

Playlist:
I. Nocturne: Moderato
II. Scherzo: Allegro
III. Passacaglia: Andante-cadenza
IV. Burlesque: Allegro con brio





Leonid Kogan: Lalo Symphonie Espagnole in D minor, Op. 21
Kirill Kondrashin and the London Philharmonia Orchestra
February, 1959

Playlist:
1. Allegro non troppo
2. Scherzando
3. Intermezzo
4. Andante
5. Rondo




Leonid Kogan: Sarasate Zigunerweisen





Filippo Gragnani Sonata for Violin and Guitar in F major, 1950
Leonid Kogan, Violin
Alexander Ivanov - Kramskoy, Guitar
Rec.1950

1. Allegro
2. Adagio
3. Finale

Deutsch: Grabdenkmal des Violinisten Leonid Kogan (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Previously on The Art of Leonid Kogan:
Beethoven Violin Concerto, Louis de Froment
Beethoven Violin Concerto, Pavel Kogan
Beethoven Romance Op.40
Khachaturian Violin Concerto, Pierre Monteux
Paganini Cantabile
Paganini Concerto No. 1 Cadenza (RARE Recording)
Waxman-Bizet Carmen Fantasy
Vivaldi's concerto for 4 violins - short excerpt -David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan, Igor Oistrakh and Pavel Kogan

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