Person · Male
Леонид Борисович Коган
Soviet classical violinist, 1924-1982
- From
- Dnipropetrovs'ka Oblast', Soviet Union
- Active
- 1924–1982
- Rating
- ★ 5
- Releases
- 81
About
Leonid Borisovich Kogan (Russian: Леонид Борисович Коган; Ukrainian: Леонід Борисович Коган; 14 November 1924 – 17 December 1982) was a preeminent Soviet violinist during the 20th century. Many consider him to be among the greatest violinists of the 20th century. In particular, he is considered to have been one of the greatest representatives of the Soviet School of violin playing.
Discography
Albums
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Трио ля минор
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Violin Concerto no. 1, op. 6 / Cantabile, op. 17
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Concerto pour violon et orchestre, en ré majeur, op. 61
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Encores by Kogan
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Symphonie Espagnole / Sérénade Mélancolique
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Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3
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Leclair: Sonates à deux violons sans basse op. 3 / Telemann: Sonate canonique n° 1 en sol majeur pour deux violons / Ysaÿe: Première Sonate à deux violons en ut majeur
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Khachaturian: Violin Concerto / Saint-Saëns: Havanaise
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Violin Concertos
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Скрипичные концерты
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Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61
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Paganini: Violin Concerto, no. 1, op. 6 / Bizet/Sarasate: Concert fantasy, op. 25 / Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D, op. 35
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Brahms: Trio for Piano, Violin and French Horn, op. 40 / Guiliani: Trio for Violin, Cello and Guitar / Hummel: Grand Serenade (Quintet), op. 66
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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor / Concerto - Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D, op. 61 / Vieuxtemps: Violin Concerto no. 5 in A minor, op. 37 / Wieniawski: Légende for violin and orchestra, op. 17
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Five Entr'actes from 'Katerina Izmailova', op. 114 / Festive Overture in A, op. 96 / Violin Concerto no. 1 in A, op. 77
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Violin Concerto no.1 in D, op. 19 / Violin Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63 / Five Melodies for Violin and Piano, op. 35b / Masks from Romeo and Juliet
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Violin Sonatas: no. 2, no. 6 and no. 9
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Catoire: Piano Trio in F minor, op. 14 / Goldenweiser: Piano Trio in E minor, op. 31
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Berg: Violin Concerto, 'To the Memory of an Angel' / Hindemith: Violin Concerto / Stravinsky: Violin Concerto in D
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Russian Music for Violin and Piano
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Haydn / Mozart / Schumann
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String Trios
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Brahms / Khachaturian Violin Concertos
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Violin Sonatas & Fantasie in C
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Chamber Music
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Leonid Kogan plays Russian Music [Prokofiev, Khachaturian, Khrennikov, Weinberg, Denisov]
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Chamber Music
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Sonaten für Violine & Cembalo
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Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 5 / Berg: Violin Concerto
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Piano Trios
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The Italian and Spanish Music
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Violin Duos
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Concertos
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Violin Concertos
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Violinkonzerte
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Concerto en Ré Majeur pour Violon et Orchestre, Op. 77
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Gragnani, Paganini, Giuliani: Chamber Music for Violin and Guitar
Live
Compilations
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Grand Collection. Vol. 1–5
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Grand Collection. Vol. 11–15
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Grand Collection. Vol. 21–26
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Concerto pour violoncelle / Namouna (Suite n° 1) / Symphonie espagnole
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Grand Collection. Vol. 6–10
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Grand Collection. Vol. 16–20
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Concerto pour Violon, Souvenir de Florence
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Concerto pour violon no. 1 - La Campanella, Moto Perpetuo, Cantabile, Variations
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Pierre Monteux: Complete RCA Stereo Recordings
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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
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Die Violinkonzerte
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Violin Concerto
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Trio pour piano, violon et violoncelle; Quatuor à cordes N° 3
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The Art of Leonid Kogan
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Piano Trios by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Schumann, Saint-Saëns, Borodin / Piano Quartet by Fauré / Horn Trio by Brahms
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Piano Trios | Piano Quartet
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Les Introuvables de Leonid Kogan
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Sonatas by Ysaÿe, Leclair, Telemann, Locatelli / Bach: Sarabande / Paganini: Cantabile
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Violin Concertos
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Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No.2 - Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto - Méditation - Sérénade Mélancolique
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Works for Violin and Orchestra
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Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky / Khachaturian: Violin Concerto
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Violin Concertos
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Music for Violin, Guitar and Piano
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Piano Concerto no. 1 / Violin Concerto
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Preludes for Violin & Piano / Piano Quintet / Cello Sonata
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Tchaikovsky: Les Concertos
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Artist Profile: Leonid Kogan
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Violin Concertos nos. 1 and 2
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Leonid Kogan Legacy, Volume XIV: Khachaturian
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Collection
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Fauré: Piano Quartet no. 1 / Saint‐Saëns: Piano Trio no. 1
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Mozart: Violin Concerto no. 3 / Brahms: Violin Sonatas no. 1 & no. 3
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Also known as
Leonid Borisovich Kogan · Leonid Kogan · レオニード・コーガン
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
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- ISNI
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