Christian Ferras: The SWR Recordings

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SWR
Release Date
June 10, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ludwig van Beethoven, Alban Berg, Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy, George Enescu, Maurice Ravel, Rob
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart Des Swr
    • PERFORMER
      Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet, Swr Sinfonieorchester
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 10, 2022
    • UPC
      747313911486
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SWR19114CD
    • LABEL
      SWR
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    2. II. Andante con variazioni

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    3. III. Presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    4. I. Allegro vivo

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    5. II. Intermède: Fantasque et léger

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    6. III. Finale: Très animé

      Composer: Claude Debussy

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    7. Tzigane

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    8. I. Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    9. II. Adagio molto espressivo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    10. III. Scherzo: Allegro molto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    11. IV. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    12. I. Moderato malinconico

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    13. II. Andante sostenuto e misterioso

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    14. III. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso

      Composer: George Enescu

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    15. I. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    16. II. Sehr lebhaft

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    17. III. Leise, einfach

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    18. IV. Bewegt

      Composer: Robert Schumann

      Performer: Christian Ferras, Pierre Barbizet

    19. I. Allegro ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Christian Ferras

      Conductor: Hans Müller-Kray

    20. II. Larghetto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Christian Ferras

      Conductor: Hans Müller-Kray

    21. III. Rondo: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Christian Ferras

      Conductor: Hans Müller-Kray

    22. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Christian Ferras

      Conductor: Hans Müller-Kray

    23. II. Canzonetta: Andante

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Christian Ferras

      Conductor: Hans Müller-Kray

    24. III. Finale: Allegro vivacissimo

      Composer: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Christian Ferras

      Conductor: Hans Müller-Kray

    25. I. Allegro non troppo

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

      Performer: Christian Ferras

      Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt

    26. II. Adagio

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

      Performer: Christian Ferras

      Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt

    27. III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg

      Performer: Christian Ferras

      Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt

    28. I. Andante - Allegretto

      Composer: Alban Berg

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Christian Ferras

      Conductor: Michael Gielen

    29. II. Allegro - Adagio

      Composer: Alban Berg

      Ensemble: Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR

      Performer: Christian Ferras

      Conductor: Michael Gielen


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.

REVIEW:

Ferras had a chameleon facility of adapting his style and affect to the composer in hand, a quality most noticeable when we move from the overtly assertive Kreutzer to the dreamy, ethereal little Debussy sonata, to the wild, Romany Ravel display piece, whose recording is notably vivid.... Ferras was a champion of modern, contemporary music and considered himself to be a student of the Romanian composer and the pair’s empathy with this strange, haunting music is not in doubt. Schumann’s powerful, impassioned Violin Sonata No. 2 was premiered by Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim – who rated it very highly - and it is easy to hear its influence over Brahms. Its performance here is masterly.

-- MusicWeb International