Christian Ferras – Christian Ferras Plays French Music: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Chausson… (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:42:43 minutes | 3,00 GB | Genre: Classical
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Experience the exquisite artistry of renowned violinist Christian Ferras in his captivating album, Christian Ferras Plays French Music: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Chausson… Released by Parlophone Records and Warner Classics, this collection showcases Ferras’ virtuosity and deep connection to the French repertoire. From the ethereal beauty of Debussy to the intoxicating melodies of Ravel, Ferras brings these iconic compositions to life with unmatched grace and sensitivity. With each note, Ferras effortlessly conveys the emotional depth and inherent elegance of the music, making this album a true testament to his musical genius.
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Christian Ferras & Pierre Barbizet – Debussy & Enescu: Violin Sonatas – Ravel: Tzigane (Remastered) (1962/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 44:24 minutes | 944 MB | Genre: Classical
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The recordings of violinist Christian Ferras demonstrate a curious duality of style: on the one hand a tightly wound, somewhat harsh, brassy sound with nagging and intrusive vibrato (found particularly in some of his later work); on the other, a warmer, more old-fashioned, Romantic approach, with conspicuous portamenti and tempo rubato. To some extent, chronology plays a part—recordings before 1960 tend towards the latter style—but this is not clear-cut. It may be that Ferras consciously began to impose a modernist style on Classical works in keeping with current trends (which would explain why his 1964 Sibelius Concerto has stylistic traits in common with his 1951 Beethoven); but however this may be, a detailed study of Ferras’s whole discography would give fascinating insights into post-war stylistic change in established repertoire. Ferras’s struggle with depression that, tragically, led to his suicide at the age of forty nine, may also be a factor in his changeable interpretative approach.
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Christian Ferras, Philharmonia Orchestra & Constantin Silvestri – Tchaikovsky & Mendelssohn: Violin Concertos (Remastered) (1958/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:00:05 minutes | 1,24 GB | Genre: Classical
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Christian Ferras, like Yehudi Menuhin, was a pupil of George Enescu. Born in France in 1933, he performed as a young man with such figures as Menuhin, Pablo Casals, Wilhelm Kempff and Karl Böhm, going on to become one of Herbert von Karajan’s favourite violinists. His career was cut short by depression, but this 1958 recording of the Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn concertos shows his artistry – remarkable for its precision and uncontrived beauty – in all its youthful glory.
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Christian Ferras – Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5, Op. 24 “Spring” – Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 108 (1953/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 42:21 minutes | 411 MB | Genre: Classical
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Ferras was born at Le Touquet in 1933] He began studying the violin with his father. He entered the Conservatoire de Nice as a student of Charles Bistesi in 1941, and in 1943 obtained the First Prize. In 1944 he went to the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1946 he won the First Prize in both disciplines (violin and chamber music), and started his performing career with the Pasdeloup Orchestra under Albert Wolff, and later Paul Paray. He worked with Romanian violinist and composer George Enescu, who also acted as an instructor.
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Christian Ferras – Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 “Turkish” (1961)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 52:06 minutes | 1,12 GB | Genre: Classical
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French violinist Christian Ferras is joined by the Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire headed by Belgian conductor André Vandernoot in this legacy recording of Mozart’s Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 4 & 5! This release is presented via high-fidelity digital transfer by Warner Classics!
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Herbert Von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, Christian Ferras – Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Finlandia; Tapiola (1965/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:02:58 minutes | 1,85 GB | Genre: Classical
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“Die Musik von Sibelius l”asst sich nicht vergleichen oder in eine Schublade stecken. Sie ist wie ein Meteorit, der vom Himmel fiel.” (Herbert von Karajan)
“Meine Musik hat nichts, absolut nichts von Zirkus; was ich zu bieten habe, ist klares, kaltes Wasser.” (Jean Sibelius)
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Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet, Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg – Beethoven, Tchaikovsky & Others: Violin Sonatas & Concertos (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 04:26:07 minutes | 2,54 GB | Genre: Classical
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Christian Ferras will most likely be remembered as the violinist who was filmed shedding tears at the end of the slow movement of Sibelius’s Concerto in 1965, and who, after a dramatic downturn in his career, took his own life at the age of 49. And, of course, as the child prodigy from the French provinces who became – at the height of his fame – Herbert von Karajan’s favorite violinist. His artistic personality was shaped by his utter, though humble, devotion to the music, demonstrated by his appropriate yet lively tone, elegant bowing, effervescent, energetic fingering and considered phrasing. The recordings of Christian Ferras with pianist Pierre Barbizet are of the utmost importance, with the musicians forming an inimitable partnership. The concertos in this collection showcase the violinist as a captivating soloist – Müller-Kray follows his every move in the Beethoven and Tchaikovsky with dynamic sensitivity, Gielen’s analytical expertise within the Berg is unrivalled and Ferras’s partnership with Blomstedt results in a profound interpretation of the Brahms.
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