During the 2015 Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad, beside seven other harpists, laureates of international competitions, Anais Gaudemard won the Thierry Scherz Prize (founder of the festival), which allowed her to record this CD. “I had won first prize at the Israel International Competition. During the Sommets Musicaux, everyone gave a harp recital. The jury was presided by Emmanuel Ceysson.”



Between Alberto Ginastera’s Opus 25, François-Adrien Boieldieu’s Harp Concerto in C Major, and Claude Debussy’s Danses sacrée et profane, harpist Anais Gaudemard made an exacting choice for her first recording with orchestra. These essential works of the harp repertoire, with very different styles – three periods, orchestra numbers to be adapted in each case, three styles of writing and playing – make this an eclectic CD. “I opted for a highly varied programme for harp, aimed at the general public who could thus discover the instrument”, says she. “At the same time, as these works are rarely recorded, they are also of interest for connoisseurs. This CD is an invitation to discovery.”