MACE LP MS 9045: Debussy, Ravel, French Violin Recital, FERRAS Barbizet 1960 USA
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Background -
This stereo LP features violin music written by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Georges Enesco as performed by Christian Ferras on the violin accompanied by Pierre Barbizet on piano. The LP was made in the USA and recorded / issued in the 1960s (see below for details).Christian Ferras (17 June 1933 – 14 September 1982) was a French violinist. He 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".
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'.
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.
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LP made by MACE / Scepter / Electrola Records, in the USA
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LP recorded / released in the 1960s
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LP is recorded in STEREO
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Record Catalog Number: MS 9045
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Record Labels are primarily RED with BLACK lettering
Christian Ferras
LP title and music on this rare item -
A French Violin Recital
Claude Debussy: Sonata in G-Minor for Violin and Piano
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane - Concert Rhapsody in D-Major for Violin and Orchestra
Georges Enesco: Sonata No. 3 in A-Minor, Op. 25 for Violin and Piano
Performers -
Pierre Barbizet, piano
CONDITION Details:
The LP jacket is in excellent plus condition! The jacket is tight and clean, with NO seam splits. just a small ding on the top seam. The corners and seams are solid and show just a bit of shelf wear. The remains of a sticker can be seen on the front cover (top, left side). The colors on the jacket are sharp (see pictures with this listing as they are of the actual item).
The LP is in excellent condition! We found that the vinyl looked very nice on this LP. There are no significant marks and the LP retains much of the original gloss and sheen! The vinyl does have some light marks, referred to as spider marks which are caused by sliding the LP in and out of the record jacket. Usually these types of marks are not audible, but that really depends on the sensitivity of your audio gear. Aside from some finger prints, there are NO serious spindle marks on the record labels either. That said, acquiring a vintage LP like this is for the performance and rarity of the LP, not necessarily for the sound quality.A Short Note About LP GRADING -
- Mint = Only used for sealed items.
- Near Mint = Virtually flawless in every way.
- Near Mint Minus = Item has some minor imperfections, some audible.
- Excellent = Item obviously played and enjoyed with some noise.
- Very Good Plus = Many more imperfections which are noticeable and obtrusive.
For best results, always thoroughly clean your LPs before playing them.
LPs can be audiophile quality pressings (any collector of fine MFSL, half speeds, direct to discs, Japanese/UK pressings etc., can attest to the difference a quality pressing can make to an audio system).
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