Perspectives Concertantes Anaëlle Tourret, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra & Vasily Petrenko, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester & Bar Avni

• Reinhold Glière (1875 - 1956): Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Op. 74:
• 1 Glière: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Op. 74: I. Allegro Moderato 11:17
• 2 Glière: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Op. 74: II. Tema con Variazioni 11:48
• 3 Glière: Concerto for Harp and Orchestra in E-Flat Major, Op. 74: III. Allegro Giocoso 04:53
• Ernst von Dohnányi (1877 - 1960): Concertino for Harp & Chamber Orchestra, Op. 45:
• 4 Dohnányi: Concertino for Harp & Chamber Orchestra, Op. 45: I. Andante 06:54
• 5 Dohnányi: Concertino for Harp & Chamber Orchestra, Op. 45: II. Allegretto Vivace 03:55
• 6 Dohnányi: Concertino for Harp & Chamber Orchestra, Op. 45: III. Adagio non Troppo 04:13
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Deux Danses pour harpe avec accompagnement d'orchestre:
• 7 Debussy: Deux Danses pour harpe avec accompagnement d'orchestre: I. Danse sacrée 04:58
• 8 Debussy: Deux Danses pour harpe avec accompagnement d'orchestre: II. Danse profane 05:05
• Total Runtime 53:03

Info for Perspectives Concertantes

The French harpist Anaelle Tourret is set to release her second studio album, Perspectives concertantes, with a solo concerto by Reinhold Gliere, a concertino by Ernst von Dohnanyi and two dances by Claude Debussy.

Cliches about the harp being "the instrument of angels and gods" don't bother Anaelle Tourret, they're simply a part of it and undoubtedly have their (historic and cultural) reasons. "There's this image of a harp, a 'salon' instrument, as something out of a fairy-tale. It's true, and it's part of our history, but it's not just that. I'd like to widen this perspective." Since the mid- 19th century, the harp has been established as a solo instrument in the concert hall, alongside orchestral accompaniment. That's why Tourret is now following up her celebrated album debut of solo works with a recording of three concert works - a captivating listening experience with the potential to amaze.

Anaelle Tourret should be well known to concert audiences in northern Germany. Since 2017, she has been the Principal Harpist of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg, where she also - as the former winner of the Berenberg Culture Prize (2019) - holds a teaching position at the local music college. The master student of Xavier de Maistre has long been one of the leading harp soloists of her generation - and is a much sought-after guest in concert halls around the world from Lucerne to Berlin to Tokyo. Tourret's first foray into the recording studio in 2021 was equally successful: her album "Perspectives" with original works for solo harp by Andre Caplet, Paul Hindemith, Benjamin Britten and Heinz Holliger was nominated for the International Classical Music Award 2023.

Anaëlle Tourret, harp
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (tracks 1-3)
Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester (tracks 4-8)
Bar Avni, conductor

Anaëlle Tourret
is one of the leading soloists of her instrument. In March 2018, at the age of 25, she was appointed Principal Harpist of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg, Germany.

Anaëlle Tourret regularly performs with distinguished ensembles around the world such as the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, the Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, the WDR Symphony Orchestra, the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, and collaborates with conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Christoph von Dohnányi, Paavo Järvi, Marek Janowski, Christoph Eschenbach, Semyon Bychkov, and with soloists such as Leonidas Kavakos, Frank-Peter Zimmermann, Matthias Goerne or Nina Stemme.

From an early age, Anaëlle Tourret started winning an impressive amount of prizes at international harp competitions. In 2015, she won four prizes at the 19th International Harp Competition in Israel.

In 2019, the Berenberg Group awarded her the prestigious Berenberg Culture Prize, recognizing her outstanding achievements.

In October 2021 she released her debut album with works for harp solo of the 20th century (Caplet, Britten, Holliger, Hindemith) on the record label Es Dur, that was nominated for the ICMA. Her new album “Perspectives Concertantes” will be release in February 2025.

Utilizing the new opportunities of modern technology, Anaëlle Tourret redefines the harp’s role among other musical instruments; her performances are reaching out to millions, an unprecedented online following in the history of the harp. Anaëlle Tourret also commissions new musical works to expand her instrument’s repertoire; she has so far created over twenty new pieces for harp. In 2020, Anaëlle Tourret was invited to perform at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles with Pierre Boulez’s Ensemble Intercontemporain.

Anaëlle Tourret studied the harp with Ghislaine Petit-Volta, Nicolas Tulliez, Andreas Mildner and Xavier de Maistre and now she teaches as assistant to Xavier de Maistre at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg.

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