Mendelssohn: Elijah – Elijah

„Besides the conductor who harmonized the musical intentions, the main character of the performance was undoubtedly István Kovács, who portrayed the prophet, Elias. His powerful and regal bass voice endowed with rich shadings of nuance, was able to reflect the prophet’s various feelings, his passion, his spiritual complexity and temper. Kovács captures the prophet’s despair […]

„Besides the conductor who harmonized the musical intentions, the main character of the performance was undoubtedly István Kovács, who portrayed the prophet, Elias. His powerful and regal bass voice endowed with rich shadings of nuance, was able to reflect the prophet’s various feelings, his passion, his spiritual complexity and temper. Kovács captures the prophet’s despair and struggle as he suffers persecution, but then prevails in the end.”

Liszt Music Academy, 09-03-2014.

Kristóf Csengery, MR Zenei Együttesek in Muzsika, 2014. may

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