Anaelle Tourret - Perspectives (2021) [Official Digital Download]

On her debut album, which is being released in November on the label ES DUR, this young French harpist would like to present her instrument to listeners as an “unique example of compositional innovation and transition”, far from any excessive romanticism or lavish harmonies. After all, the harp is one of the oldest instruments known to music history and has passed through many different eras and stylistic epochs over the centuries. In the 20th century, it was often deprecated as a kind of angelic salon instrument.

But especially the past 100 years have been not just an extremely interesting time for music, but for the harp in particular, writes Tourret in the accompanying booklet. Composers rediscovered the instrument for themselves and came up with innovative techniques and unusual tone colours. Among them were Caplet, Hindemith, Britten and Holliger. The four compositions that Tourret has chosen for the album all posed their own new challenges – perspectives – and thus represent valuable additions to the repertoire. Those challenges include the unprecedented rhythmically articulated pedal glissandi in Caplet’s divertissements pour harpe, the changes of tone colour in Hindemith’s Sonata for Harp or the juggling with styles in Britten’s Suite for Harp, op. 83.

TRACKLIST

1. Anaelle Tourret - Divertissements pour harpe: I. à la française
2. Anaelle Tourret - Divertissements pour harpe: II. à l'espagnole
3. Anaelle Tourret - Sonate für Harfe: I. Mäßig schnell
4. Anaelle Tourret - Sonate für Harfe: II. Lebhaft
5. Anaelle Tourret - Sonate für Harfe: III. Lied. Sehr langsam
6. Anaelle Tourret - Suite for Harp, Op. 83: I. Overture
7. Anaelle Tourret - Suite for Harp, Op. 83: II. Toccata
8. Anaelle Tourret - Suite for Harp, Op. 83: III. Nocturne
9. Anaelle Tourret - Suite for Harp, Op. 83: IV. Fugue
10. Anaelle Tourret - Suite for Harp, Op. 83: V. Hymn (St. Denio)
11. Anaelle Tourret - Präludium, Arioso und Passacaglia: I. Präludium
12. Anaelle Tourret - Präludium, Arioso und Passacaglia: II. Arioso
13. Anaelle Tourret - Präludium, Arioso und Passacaglia: III. Passacaglia



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