Together with him and Rostropovich, Kogan is said to have explored the trio repertory with great success. Fate has it that this unfortunate violinstist was to die prematurely on 17 November 1982 at the age of 58, while travelling in a train at the Mytischa railway station. It is fortunate however, that what little this giant of the violin has recorded has been preserved and we can hear him on the Arlecchino label. There are more than 30 albums in the Arlechinno Kogan series, comprising most major concertos, 'live' concerts and rare works. They are remarkable for the added insight one can make about this great musician - this is probably the only way we can fathom the 'live' concert 'experience' that his audiences were privy to.
Sound quality is above average for that period with noted engineering to enhance the violin sound.
I love Kogan very much . I 'm glad to see there is a web site belong to him and philharmonic who like his music .