LONDON LP LL-762: Christian FERRAS - Ravel Tzigane, Chausson Poeme etc. 1950s UK
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Background -
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.
In 1952, he premiered both Claude Pascal's violin sonata, and (with Pierre Barbizet), he premiered Double Concerto by Ivan Semenoff. In 1954, he recorded Brahms's Violin Concerto with Carl Schuricht. 1959 was a year in which Ferras rose to real prominence: he began his career in the United States by playing Brahms's concerto under Charles Munch; recorded Bach's Double Concerto with Yehudi Menuhin; played at the Prades Festival with Pablo Casals and Wilhelm Kempff; and premiered Gyula Bando's Violin Concerto.
In 1960 he premiered Serge Nigg's Concerto, which the composer is said to have written "for the violin and not without the violin". In 1965 he enjoyed a much acclaimed tour through Southern Africa with accompanist Jean-Clause Ambrosini.
Ferras made many recordings with EMI, including -
• Beethoven's sonatas for piano and violin with Pierre Barbizet (1958)
• Berg's chamber concerto and his Violin Concerto 'To the Memory of an Angel'.
He went on in 1964 to record the Brahms Concerto with Herbert von Karajan for the Deutsche Grammophon label, and then the concertos of Sibelius, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and Bach, which are the recordings for which he is most admired. He continued to make recordings with Deutsche Grammophon: with Barbizet, the violin sonatas of Brahms, Schumann, Franck and Lekeu.
In 1975, he was awarded recognition by the Conservatoire de Paris for his works, and retired from regular public performance for health reasons. He returned to playing in Paris on 9 March 1982 with Alain Lefèvre and then on 6 May with Pierre Barbizet. He gave his last concert in Vichy on 25 August 1982.
Christian Ferras struggled with severe lifelong depression. He committed suicide in Paris on 14 September 1982, aged 49.
LP made by LONDON Records, in the UK / England / Great Britain
LP released in the 1950s LP is recorded in MONO Record Catalog Number: LL 762 Record Labels are primarily RED with GOLD lettering, featuring the early LONDON Records logo. This listing is for a super rare, out of print LP title - an OPENED and in excellent plus condition LP PRESSED and ISSUED by LONDON Records of a highly collectible title from their catalog - a superb title featuring -
Chausson / Ravel / Honegger // Christian Ferras / Georges Sebastian
Tracks -A1. Poème, Op. 25 - Composed By – Chausson
B1. Tzigane - Composed By – Ravel
B2. Sonata For Unaccompanied Violin - Composed By – Honegger
Performers / Credits / Other Information -
• Conductor – Georges Sébastian (tracks: A1, B1)
• Cover – Roy Sanford
• Orchestra – L'Orchestre National De Belgique (tracks: A1, B1)
• Violin – Christian Ferras
Sleeve printed in US, record manufactured from UK
• Matrix / Runout (Label: Side 1): ARL 1566-1B, N U CT I
• Matrix / Runout (Label: Side 2): ARL 1567-1B, N U CT I
CONDITION Details: The LP jacket is in near mint minus condition. The jacket is tight and clean, with NO seam splits. The corners are solid. The colors on the jacket are sharp and clean with just the slightest discoloration on the front and back due to aging and shelf wear. There is NO handwritten items on the front or back. The corners and seams show slight shelf wear due to aging as well (see pictures with this listing for more detail as they are of the actual item).
The LP is in excellent plus condition! There are no serious marks on the vinyl. There are some light marks on the LP which are caused by sliding the LP in and out of the paper inner sleeve. Most of the time, these types of marks are not audible, but it really depends on the sensitivity of your audio gear. Considering the vintage of this LP, the vinyl looks terrific! However, this is not a new audiophile LP....some extraneous sound is inevitable and should be expected for a vintage LP. A record from the 1950s is rarely perfect. However this LP retains much of the original gloss and sheen! There are NO serious spindle marks on the record labels either.
A Short Note About LP GRADING - Mint {M} = Only used for sealed items. Near Mint {NM} = Virtually flawless in every way. Near Mint Minus {NM-} = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible. Excellent {EXC} = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise. Very Good Plus {VG+} = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.
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