Christian Ferras: Milestones of a Legend | Documents 600379

Christian Ferras: Milestones of a Legend

Label: Documents

Cat No: 600379

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 10

Release Date: 31st March 2017

Contents

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV1043

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Violin Concerto in D major, op.61

Brahms, Johannes

Double Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, op.102
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77

Bruch, Max

Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor, op.26

Chaminade, Cecile

Serenade espagnole, op.150

Chausson, Ernest

Poeme, op.25

Debussy, Claude

Violin Sonata in G minor, L148

Dinicu, Grigoras

Hora staccato

Dvorak, Antonin

Humoresques (8), op.101 B187
» no.7 in G flat major (arr. Kreisler)

Enescu, George

Violin Sonata no.3 in A minor, op.25

Falla, Manuel de

La vida breve
» Danse espagnole

Faure, Gabriel

Berceuse in D major, op.16
Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, op.13
Violin Sonata no.2 in E minor, op.108

Franck, Cesar

Violin Sonata in A major

Honegger, Arthur

Sonata for solo violin in D minor, H143

Kreisler, Fritz

Caprice viennois, op.2
Liebesfreud
Liebesleid
Rondino on a theme by Ludwig van Beethoven

Lalo, Edouard

Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op.21

Massenet, Jules

Thais: Meditation

Mendelssohn, Felix

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 5, op.62
» no.1 in G major (arr. Kreisler)
Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Violin Concerto no.3 in G major, K216
Violin Concerto no.4 in D major, K218
Violin Concerto no.5 in A major, K219 'Turkish'

Ravel, Maurice

Tzigane

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

Sadko
» Song of the Indian Guest (Song of India)

Saint-Saens, Camille

Carnival of the Animals
» The Swan

Sarasate, Pablo de

Danzas Espanolas (Spanish Dances)
» no.3 Romanza andaluza, op.22 no.1

Schubert, Franz

Ave Maria, D839 (Ellens Gesang III, op.52 no.6) (arr. for violin and piano)

Schumann, Robert

Kinderszenen, op.15
» no.7 Traumerei

Stravinsky, Igor

Mavra
» Chanson russe

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Violin Concerto in D major, op.35

Artists

Christian Ferras (violin)
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Paul Tortelier (cello)
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors

Malcolm Sargent
Karl Munchinger
Paul Kletzki
Constantin Silvestri

Works

Bach, Johann Sebastian

Concerto for 2 violins in D minor, BWV1043

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Violin Concerto in D major, op.61

Brahms, Johannes

Double Concerto for violin and cello in A minor, op.102
Violin Concerto in D major, op.77

Bruch, Max

Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor, op.26

Chaminade, Cecile

Serenade espagnole, op.150

Chausson, Ernest

Poeme, op.25

Debussy, Claude

Violin Sonata in G minor, L148

Dinicu, Grigoras

Hora staccato

Dvorak, Antonin

Humoresques (8), op.101 B187
» no.7 in G flat major (arr. Kreisler)

Enescu, George

Violin Sonata no.3 in A minor, op.25

Falla, Manuel de

La vida breve
» Danse espagnole

Faure, Gabriel

Berceuse in D major, op.16
Violin Sonata no.1 in A major, op.13
Violin Sonata no.2 in E minor, op.108

Franck, Cesar

Violin Sonata in A major

Honegger, Arthur

Sonata for solo violin in D minor, H143

Kreisler, Fritz

Caprice viennois, op.2
Liebesfreud
Liebesleid
Rondino on a theme by Ludwig van Beethoven

Lalo, Edouard

Symphonie espagnole in D minor, op.21

Massenet, Jules

Thais: Meditation

Mendelssohn, Felix

Songs without Words (Lieder ohne Worte): Book 5, op.62
» no.1 in G major (arr. Kreisler)
Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Violin Concerto no.3 in G major, K216
Violin Concerto no.4 in D major, K218
Violin Concerto no.5 in A major, K219 'Turkish'

Ravel, Maurice

Tzigane

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai

Sadko
» Song of the Indian Guest (Song of India)

Saint-Saens, Camille

Carnival of the Animals
» The Swan

Sarasate, Pablo de

Danzas Espanolas (Spanish Dances)
» no.3 Romanza andaluza, op.22 no.1

Schubert, Franz

Ave Maria, D839 (Ellens Gesang III, op.52 no.6) (arr. for violin and piano)

Schumann, Robert

Kinderszenen, op.15
» no.7 Traumerei

Stravinsky, Igor

Mavra
» Chanson russe

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Violin Concerto in D major, op.35

Artists

Christian Ferras (violin)
Yehudi Menuhin (violin)
Paul Tortelier (cello)
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Philharmonia Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors

Malcolm Sargent
Karl Munchinger
Paul Kletzki
Constantin Silvestri

About

10-CD box set featuring ten original albums from the leading French violinist Christian Ferras, including recordings with violinist Yehudi Menuhin and cellist Paul Tortelier and rarely heard French sonatas.

He was the radiant rising star among Europe's violinists in the mid-20th century. His recordings were awarded the Grand Prix du Disque nine times. Christian Ferras, born in Nice on 17 June 1933, won first prizes at the Conservatoire, as well as during his continued studies in Paris. Further awards followed in other European competitions. In 1947 Ferras met the Romanian violinist and composer George Enescu, who was to become his mentor and whose knowledge and experience had already benefited Yehudi Menuhin.

The recordings on this set were made between 1953 and 1962 and see Ferras playing with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductors such as Sir Malcolm Sargent, Karl Münchinger, Paul Kletzki and Constantin Silvestri.

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