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Clara Rockmore - Art Of The Theremin LP

Clara Rockmore - Art Of The Theremin LP

Mississippi

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Haunting and beautiful takes on classical standards that are aligned to Wendy Carlos’ Switched-On Bach series for the Moog. Except there’s something about the quivering voice of the theremin that doesn’t scream electronic novelty record, but rather offers up otherworldly interpretations of the classics.
-Mitch (Repressed Records)


From Mississippi Records... Official reissue of the 1977 album of Clara Rockmore’s stunning theremin performances of various classical compositions, accompanied by her sister Nadia Reisenberg on piano. Includes gorgeous interpretations of pieces by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Ravel and more. An all time classic classical album, finally back in print.

Rockmore was a violin child prodigy with training at the Imperial Conservatory in St. Petersberg. A refugee of the Russian Revolution, she arrived in New York with her family in 1921, and soon after met Professor Lev Sergeyevich Termen, inventor of the remarkable theremin, one of the first electronic instruments in existence.

Rockmore stunned crowds by playing music both highly technical and emotionally intense, all without ever touching her instrument. Her work represented the cutting edge of electronic music, inspiring a generation of innovators (including Bob Moog, who co-produced this record). On her custom built theremin, Rockmore channeled deep human emotion through an electronic device for the first time.