Release Date: 10 June 2022
Label: Swr Classic / SWR Classic
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 4
Barcode: 747313911486
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: The SWR Recordings
Description
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 favourite 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.
Ralph Towner; Paul McCandless; Glen Moore; Trilok Gurtu
David Lively; SWF Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden; Herrenchor des Freiburger Vokalensemble; Michael G
Wilhelm Backhaus
Swr Sinfonieorchester Baden-Ba
Swr Big Band Akiyoshi, Toshik
Stuttgart Rso:Boreyko
Stokowski Radio-Sinfonieorche
Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden
Christian Ferras
