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Christian Ferras
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Christian Ferras (1933 - 1982) was a French violinist. He began studying the violin with his father, who was a pupil of Marcel Chailley. 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 the both disciplines (violin and chamber music), and started his performing career with the Pasdeloup orchestra under the conductor Albert Wolff, and later Paul Paray. He worked with Romanian violinist and composer George Enescu, who also acted as an instructor. Ferras created the Federico Elizalde concerto, under the direction of Gaston Poulet. In 1948 Ferras won First Prize at the international Scheveningen contest; Yehudi Menuhin was amongst the judges. In 1949 Ferras won the second prize in the international Long-Thibaud competition. It was at this contest 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 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. In 1954 he recorded Brahms' concerto with Karl Schuricht; it was his first recording which can be said to have been a veritable success. 1959 was a year in which Ferras rose to real prominence: he began his career in the USA by playing Brahms' conc
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Double Violin Concerto in D minor BWV 1043: Second movement: Largo ma non tanto (opening)
86522. Canzonetta (Andante)
1603Double Violin Cocnerto in D Minor, BWV 1043 (1989 - Remaster): II. Largo ma non tanto
1204En bateau
10251. Allegro moderato
896Concerto for Two Violins and Strings in D minor BWV1043: I. Vivace
867Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor Op. 23: III. Allegro molto
868Sonates Pour Violon & Piano - Sonate N°5 En Fa Majeur, Op.24 ''Le Printemps'' : III Scherzo (Allegro Molto)
739Violin Sonata No.8 in G Op.30: III. Allegro vivace
73103. Finale (Allegro vivacissimo)
71albums
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Magic Violin: Immortal Melodies
A Tribute to Fritz Kreisler
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100 Best Film Classics
Liebesfreud Liebesleid - Homage to Fritz Kreisler
L'Art de Christian Ferras
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Forgotten Ferras
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The Complete HMV & Telefunken Recordings
Sibelius: Violin Concerto; Finlandia; Tapiola
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100 Best Violin
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Instant Classical Culture
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Christian Ferras Plays French Music: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Chausson...
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Classical Heartbreakers