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Zoltán Kocsis
12+ albums
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Zoltán Kocsis (May 30, 1952 – November 6, 2016) was a Hungarian virtuoso pianist, conductor, and composer. Born in Budapest, he began his musical studies at the age of five and continued them at the Béla Bartók Conservatory in 1963, studying piano and composition. In 1968 he was admitted to the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, where he was a pupil of Pál Kadosa, Ferenc Rados and György Kurtág, graduating in 1973. He won the Hungarian Radio Beethoven Competition in 1970, and made his first concert tour of the United States in the following year. He received the Liszt Prize in 1973, and the Kossuth Prize in 1978. Kocsis performed with the Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Staatskapelle Dresden, the Philharmonia of London, and the Vienna Philharmonic. Kocsis recorded the complete solo and with orchestra piano work of Béla Bartók. In 1990, his recording of Debussy's "Images" won "The Gramophone" Instrumental Award for that year. He won another in 2013 in the chamber category with Bartók works. American critic Harold Schonberg praised Kocsis' extraordinary technique and fine piano tone. According to Grove Music Online: "He has an impressive technique, and his forthright, strongly rhythmic playing is nevertheless deeply felt and never mechanical. Kocsis has a natural affinity for Bach, but is also a fine exponent of contemporary music and has given the first performances of works by Kurtág." Kocsis
top songs
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Le tombeau de Couperin (arr. Z. Kocsis): I. Prelude: Vif
1,6462Le tombeau de Couperin (arr. Z. Kocsis): V. Menuet: Allegretto moderato
1,4153Debussy: Deux Arabesques L. 66 - No. 1 Andante con moto
9174Debussy: Rêverie
8435Le tombeau de Couperin (arr. Z. Kocsis): II. Fugue: Allegro moderato (arr. for orchestra)
8386Debussy: Suite bergamasque, L. 75 - 3. Clair de lune
7027Rêverie
6528Allegro Barbaro, Sz. 49
6159Waltz No. 1 In E-Flat, Op. 18 -"Grande Valse Brillante"
51010Rumanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56: IV. Buciumeana
463albums
Zoltán Kocsis: A Tribute
Debussy: Marche Ecossaise / Images (Arr. for Orchestra) / Ravel: Le Tombeau De Couperin
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Debussy For Daydreaming - Music To Caress Your Innermost Thoughts
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Ultimate Chopin
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Debussy: Images Books 1 & 2/Arabesques/Rêverie etc.
Debussy: Piano Music
Zoltán Kocsis plays Bartók
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Sleep: 111 Pieces of Classical Music for Bedtime
Bartók: Complete Solo Piano Works
Debussy: Suite bergamasque; Pour le piano; Estampes etc
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Debussy At Dawn
Kocsis Plays Bartok