Christian Ferras

Beethoven:

Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Brahms:

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Wilhelm Backhaus (piano)

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Christian Ferras (violin)

Mendelssohn:

Hebrides Overture, Op. 26

Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage, Op. 27

The Fair Melusine Overture, Op. 32

Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95

Schubert:

Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D759 'Unfinished'

Schumann:

Overture, Scherzo, and Finale, Op. 52

Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 97 'Rhenish'

Tchaikovsky:

Capriccio italien, Op. 45

Suite No. 3 in G, Op. 55 - Theme & Variations

Bach, J S:

Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV1043

(Previously unreleased)

Christian Ferras & Michel Schwalbé

Berliner Philharmoniker

Beethoven:

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Brahms:

Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Berliner Philharmoniker

Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen (from Ein Deutsches Requiem)

Leoncavallo:

Recitar! Mentre preso dal delirio

Liszt:

Hungarian Rhapsody, S244 No. 5 in E minor 'Héroïde-élégiaque'

(First general release on CD)

Berliner Philharmoniker

Rachmaninov:

Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18 (3rd movement)

Suppe:

Light Cavalry Overture

Tchaikovsky:

Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 (3rd movement)

Wagner:

Halt, du Gieriger from Das Rheingold

Brahms:

Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77

Recorded in Frankfurt, 09.12.1953

Christian Ferras (violin)

Hessen Radio Symphony Orchestra

Dvorak:

Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88

Recorded in Frankfurt, 02.03.1953

Hessen Radio Symphony Orchestra

Bach, J S:

Partita for solo violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV1004

9/7/1955

Yehudi Menuhin (violin)

Partita for solo violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV1002

7/7/1956

Yehudi Menuhin (violin)

Sonata for solo violin No. 3 in C major, BWV1005

8/7/1955

Yehudi Menuhin (violin)

Partita No. 3 in A minor, BWV827

8/7/1955

Yehudi Menuhin (violin)

Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV1009

2/7/1955

Pablo Casals (cello)

Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV1011

3/7/1956

Pablo Casals (cello)

Italian Concerto, BWV971

11/7/1956

The Well Tempered Clavier, book II: selection

Nos. 14, 15, 24. 17/7/1956

Cantata and Mass excerpts

2/7/1955

Eleanor Steber, Carol Smith, Jan Peerce, Norman Farrow, Maurice Wilk (violin), Bernard Greenhouse (cello), Erich Itor Kahn (piano), Julius Baker (flute) & Robert Bloom (oboe)

Cantata BWV202 'Weichet Nur, betrübte Schatten' (Wedding Cantata)

19/6/1953

Maria Stader (soprano)

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV1048

19/7/1953

Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV1049

24/6/1953

Festival Orchestra, Casals

Beethoven:

Piano Sonata No. 30 in E-flat major, Op. 109

20/6/1954

Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat major, Op. 110

15/7/1959

Wilhelm Kempff (piano)

Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111

9/6/1954

Mieczislaw Horszowski (piano)

Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'

15/7/1959

Christian Ferras (violin) & Kempff (piano)

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15

24/6/1953

Horszowski (piano)

Festival Orchestra, Casals

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19

24/6/1953

Horszowski (piano)

Festival Orchestra, Casals

Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

8/7/1959

Collegium Musicum of London, Casals

Brahms:

Fantasies (7 piano pieces), Op. 116

11/7/1958

Horszowski (piano)

Cello Sonata No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 38

19/7/1958

Casals (cello) & Horszowski (piano)

String Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 51 No. 1

Végh Quartet

Casals:

The Birds

18/7/1956

Casals (cello) & Horszowski (piano)

Mendelssohn:

Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op. 66

15/7/1959

Ferras (violin); Kempff (piano) & Casals (cello)

Mozart:

Fantasia in C minor, K396

1/8/1962

Violin Sonata No. 32 in B flat major, K454

7/7/1956

Menuhin (violin) & Horszowski (piano)

Divertimento in E flat major, K563

16/6/1953

Joseph Fuchs (violin); Lillian Fuchs (viola) & Tortelier (cello)

String Quintet No. 4 in G minor, K516

11/7/1956

Végh Quartet

Ch'io mi scordi di te?... Non temer, amato bene, K505

de Los Angeles

Collegium Musicum of London, Casals

Divertimento in D major, K136

3/8/1962

Végh CO

Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola & Orchestra in E flat major, K364

19/6/1953

Fuchs (violin) & Fuchs (viola)

Festival Orchestra, Casals

Schubert:

Lieder

8/7/1959

Victoria de los Angeles (soprano) & Horszowski (piano)

Schumann:

Etudes symphoniques, Op. 13

12/7/1956

Rudolf Serkin (piano)

Kreisleriana, Op. 16

1/8/1962

Fauré:

Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, Op. 13

Élégie in C minor, Op. 24

Sérénade, Op. 98

Papillon, Op. 77

Cello Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 109

String Quartet in E minor, Op. 121

Piano Quartet No. 1 in C minor Op. 15

Piano Quintet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 89

Piano Trio in D minor, Op. 120

Berceuse, Op. 16

Andante in B flat for Violin and Piano Op. 75

Morceau de concours

Romance in B flat major for violin & piano, Op. 28

Fantaisie, Op. 79

Dolly Suite, Op. 56

Intermède symphonique

Souvenirs de Bayreuth

Allegro symphonique

Violin Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 108

Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 117

Piano Quintet No. 2 in C minor Op. 115

Piano Quartet No. 2 in G minor, Op. 45

Brahms:

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Recorded 1954

Christian Ferras (violin)

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Bruch:

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

Recorded 1942

Heinz Stanske (violin)

Städtische Oper Orchestra Berlin

Brahms:

Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102

with Paul Tortelier (cello)

Tchaikovsky:

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Tchaikovsky:

Marche slave, Op. 31

Symphonies Nos. 1-6 (complete)

Eugene Onegin: Polonaise

Waltz (from Eugene Onegin, Op. 24)

Swan Lake, Op.20 Suite

1812 Overture, Op. 49

Capriccio italien, Op. 45

Variations on a Rococo Theme in A, Op. 33

Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48

Romeo & Juliet: Fantasy Overture

Sleeping Beauty, Suite, Op. 66a

The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a

Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Sibelius:

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Finlandia, Op. 26

Valse Triste, Op. 44 No. 1

Karelia Suite, Op. 11

The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 2

Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82