Christian Ferras plays Sibelius Violin Concerto: 3rd mov.

i hear it a bit. but i think its his vibrato that caused a slight alter to the pitch, but overall he plays this very well. one of the best of all time

its sharp, and then he adjusts it. if you can't hear the pitch bend, or hear the difference between the first pitch, and the next time he plays that "same" pitch, then I have no explanation for you.

evoandy: how is the first note out of tune. ive just listened to it ten times. its in tune. somethings wrong with ur ears

Certified Intergalactic! The Ferras Star!

where has this version been all my life? it is the best interpretation of sibelius i have ever heard.

thank god for not another note by note metronomic reading of sibelius that i have heard in competitions and other artists not willing to take a risk.

a true artist!

rest in peace, sir!

the lack of video of me playing this concerto has nothing to do with the fact that he's ignoring everything on the page other than the note heads.

evoandy: go criticize heifetz cuz he ignores all tempo markings. musicians have a right to interpret the music.

its called a facsimile because its a copy. I don't actually own the piece of paper sibelius was writing on. And the urtext editions are taken from facsimiles of manuscripts 90% of the time. The bach cello suites are inconsistent because bach was writing in the late 18th century. Sibelius was writing in the 20th century, and the originals exist, and ferras is still doing it wrong. 95% of violinists do it correctly, so theres no reason he shouldn't.

I can critique ferras because he's wrong.

I can accept that not all violin lovers likes this version the most.

But Feras version must be considered as one o the best there is!!

Really an exceptional player...