Christian Ferras - Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 5, Op. 24 Spring (1953/2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

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.

The Violin Concerto by Federico Elizalde was premiered by Ginette Neveu in Paris in 1944, but Christian Ferras gave its London premiere under the direction of Gaston Poulet, in the presence of the composer, and made the world premiere recording on 7 November 1947, at the age of 14. In 1948 Ferras won First Prize at the international Scheveningen Festival; Yehudi Menuhin was among the judges. He premiered Arthur Honegger's Sonata for Solo Violin in the Salle Gaveau on 16 November 1948. The next year, he won the second prize (the first prize was not awarded) in the international Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition. It was there that he met Pierre Barbizet, with whom he formed one of the most famous partnerships in the history of piano-violin collaboration. In 1950 he, along with Jean-Pierre Rampal and George Enescu, recorded various works by J.S. Bach. It was at this point that his career took off when he was invited by Karl Böhm to play with the Vienna Philharmonic in 1951. He subsequently gave a series of concerts in, amongst other places, Japan and South America.

TRACKLIST

01. Christian Ferras - Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
02. Christian Ferras - Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo
03. Christian Ferras - Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
04. Christian Ferras - Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
05. Christian Ferras - Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: I. Allegro
06. Christian Ferras - Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: II. Adagio
07. Christian Ferras - Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: III. Un poco presto e con sentimento
08. Christian Ferras - Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108: IV. Presto agitato



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