Christian Ferras, violin Zubin Mehta, conductor Orchestre National de ORTF. Filmed at the ORTF in Paris on May 26th 1965. 1. Allegro moderato - 00:00 2. Adagio di molto - 14:57 3. Allegro, ma non tanto - 23:31
Not true! We take Sibelius very seriously here in Finland! Ferras his violin sound not good! The best Sibelius concerto players are Really=Guila Bustabo( The Queen Tiger!) Viktor Tretjakov( the King) Gidon Kremer his live hurricane version! Myriam Fried! Jascha Heifetz violin sound better than Ferras's sound! Leonid Kogan in 1974!!
NOT TRUE! The Best greatest Sibelius violin concerto players Are really=Guila Bustabo THE QUEEN TIGER!!! Viktor Tretjakov THE KING!! Gidon Kremer not his LP or CD BUT Gidon Kremer LIVE= Hurricane version Best Sibelius Ever! Leonid Kogan better than David Oistrakh! Itzhak Perlman Miriam Fried Lisa Batiashvili!!!
Absolutely electrifying!!!! That first movement just had me spellbound. His technique flawless. His passion unsurpassed! Why have I never heard of this artist before?
I prefer Shlomo Mintz or Jascha Heifetz for the first movement, and Heifetz or Hilary Hahn for the 3rd movement, but the second movement is all Christian's.
the moment beginning at 3:32 always makes my eyes well up.... and the gradual tumbling at 4:26... so many moments, I'm not sure how anybody in the audience would leave with a dry face
La version la plus extraordinaire J'ai écouté beaucoup d'autres enregistrements mais aucune ne peut égaler celle-ci Un grand maître d'une sensibilité rarissime Il est surprenant du début jusqu'à la fin de merveilleux concerto L'art qu'il il dégage est exceptionnel Étonnant quand-même que les médias en parlent si peu !!!
Quand je m'interroge, encore, ou quand on me demande quelle est la nature profonde, intime, de l'émotion musicale, je pense inévitablement aux larmes de Christian Ferras à la fin du second mouvement.
As I said 20+ years ago on RU-vid, (all those original comments having been erased), Ferras played without chin or shoulder rest here, and with more musicality than any other violin soloist of his day. This is an example of one pouring out his soul in full public view. No modern soloist can do this.
A l'âge de 13 ans, il joue la Symphonie espagnole de Lalo! Que dire de plus? Que de sacrifices pour ce petit enfant d'avoir commencé son violon comme un jeu sur son lit de malade. Pour son malheur, cet enfant grandit trop vite dans ce monde où la rondeur inégalée de sa note dans le monde musical n'a pas trouvé sa place dans cette âme meurtrie. Cette interprétation renvoie aussi à ce concerto prémonitoire (ou programmée, voir vie du compositeur) des deux plus grandes catastrophes du XXème siècle. Souffrance de l'âme et perfection voilà un duo qui interroge nos plus profondes pensées. Christian Ferras fut aussi une étoile filante jamais inégalé tant son jeu embrassa ce que l'homme de l'art peut magnifier de mieux dans ce monde. Prions pour votre âme Monsieur Christian Ferras, prions pour qu'une indulgence vous soit accordée.
Já ouvi os maiores violinistas do século XX e do século XXI e posso lhes afirmar que esse é um dos poucos que consegue ser perfeito em técnica e virtuosismo ao mesmo tempo, tal como Heifetz, Perlman e Vengerov. Hoje em dia, temos o Augustin Hidelich nessa lista. Ferras é simplesmente eletrizante, do começo ao fim de toda a peça. Que grande prazer é ouvi-lo. Uma pena a dor que carregou pela vida e que levou à tragédia que tirou sua vida.
I got this work when the Ferras/Karajan recording came out. I was enthralled by the work and the perfomance. I have bought any number of recordings since but have yet to find one that comes close to this.
Thank you so much for the upload. This is electrifying performance, for me his tones is one of the best if not the richest! His passion is contagious as well. Greetings from Davao City! ☺️👏🇵🇭
This, and the fourth symphony, makes me wonder if Sibelius ever considered suicide. Sadly and ironically, Christian killed himself many years later after this performance.
es la mejor version de sibelius hasta ahora, no se si fue influenciado por zubin metha, pero desde luego hace magia con el violin, porque no suena igual que los automatas de hoy en dia sin sentido de sentimiento.
He was a maniac. And the audience loved him as long he played like a maniac. But when he became depressive and his fiddle playing became worse, they let him fall
This was the most memorable performance of this concerto How beutiful... Overall its the best performance I’ve ever seen 2nd movement I believe Maxim Vengerov was better, but in first Ferras is a way better, louder, faster, precise!! True artist
A 28'15 mais comment fait il pour faire siffler son violon de la sorte !?!?!? Et le final du dernier mouvement... madre de dios... Je crois que je dois avoir écouter bien une quarantaine de versions differentes de lop47, certains passages son gérés de façon totalement incroyable et original. Mais mais mais je ne suis pas encore convaincu globalement, je dois préciser que je viens tout juste de découvrir cette vidéo et que je suis un amoureux de la version de Kavakos, il y a qqchose qui touche particulièrement dans la version de ce dernier je ne sais pas pourquoi pourtant il est moins flamboyant que Ferras. Qu'en pensez vous ?
No one has the right to commit suicide, less at 49 years old ... with this talent. Anyway, another thing is to be in their shoes. Absolutely wonderfull.
Yes: "another thing is to be in their shoes". That's right. I have OCD and depression, and a side of me that urges to kill himself. Few would understand. Everytime I wanna listen this concerto I listen to Ferras' interpretation. I feel I can identify more with him.
Dear friend, life is a wonderful opportunity to connect with creation. My wife committed suicide at 36, the worst thing in my life. Give creation a chance to exist. It's a gift.
@@framefu I just tried to commit suicide today, and by mere luck have I survived. Curiously enough just now have I read your comment... And... Woah... Surviving, reading this... I can't stop taking it like a signal. I'm not fine suddenly, but at least I am better than the state that made me try. Thank you, thank you thank you for writing me. Thank you. May whatever good the universe has bless you.
@@satoshiogihara347 It's not for the reasons you think, sadly. He suffered from lifelong depression due to his father forcing him to become a virtuoso - he resorted to alcoholism for a long time, until he committed suicide, I believe sometime in the 1980s.
interpretazione di sibelius unitamente ai concerti di brahms e tchaikowsky entrati nella leggenda!!!!!!!!!Le interpretazioni di riferimento in assoluto!!!!!!!!!!!!
