The legendary violinist Leonid Kogan presents a phenomenon of violin performers, who could not be classified according to any frameworks, definitions or schools of performance. Was Kogan a great virtuoso? Undoubtedly he was. His recordings of the works of Niccolo Paganini and that scenic image which he adjusted to on the television screen not long before his untimely decease presents only one testimony of this, the most memorable for many. The passion and
openness, combined with the highest perfection of technique – this is what makes Kogan’s renditions of virtuoso violin music so distinct.
Presenting this new release of Kogan’s recordings on CD “Melodiya” offers a new digital restoration of all the best and the most interesting that the great violinist left behind him.
