Béla Kovács (clarinetist) explained

Béla Kovács (1 May 1937 – 7 November 2021^[1]) was a Hungarian clarinetist.^[2]

Education

Kovács was born in Tatabánya, Hungary. He graduated from the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary.

Performance career

Kovács was principal clarinetist with the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra and the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra from 1956, until he retired in 1981.^[3]

Teaching career

Kovács was a Professor of Clarinet at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest and at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz, Austria. He composed a set of concert etudes for clarinet called "Hommages" that are written in the style of a number of different composers and are studied and performed widely today.

Compositions

Hommages for Clarinet Solo

• Hommage a J.S. Bach
• Hommage a G. Gershwin
• Hommage a N. Paganini
• Hommage a C.M. von Weber
• Hommage a C. Debussy
• Hommage a M. de Falla
• Hommage a R. Strauss
• Hommage a B. Bartók
• Hommage a Z. Kodály
• Hommage a A. Khachaturian

Studies and Exercises

• I Learn to Play the Clarinet 1
• I Learn to Play the Clarinet 2
• Everyday Scale Exercises

Béla Kovács, Hommage á C.M. von Weber, Arsenije Marić, clarinete https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2UMLxMpSjg

References

Hommage à Zoltan Kodály for Solo Clarinet - Arsenije Marić https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZlZLeBi93Y

External links

• Personal website

Notes and References

1. https://index.hu/kultur/2021/11/10/muveszet-klarinet-halalhir-gyasz/ Meghalt Kovács Béla klarinétművész
2. Book: The Cambridge companion to the clarinet. Cambridge Companions to Music. 2001. Cambridge University Press. 0-521-47066-8. Colin James Lawson.
3. Web site: Béla Kovács Biography & History. AllMusic. en-us. 2020-01-18.