The Art Of The Theremin

"No other artist has ever come close to Clara Rockmore's artistry" (Robert Moog)

"'The Art of the Theremin' is a true curiosity. Clara Rockmore, a pioneer of the theremin, apparently came out of retirement to make this recording. The theremin, which sounds vaguely like an excited female soprano, is one of the earlier electronic instruments in which the player uses the motion of her hands to play distinct notes.

If the instrument sounds familiar to you, it is because Miklo Rosza used it to great effect in Alfred Hitchcock's 'Spellbound' in 1945. It became so identified with that film that it was seldom used again. But on this recording the instrument soars through Rachmaninov's 'Vocalise', Saint-Saens' full-throated 'The Swan', and other selections by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky. Rockmore is extraordinary in this first commercial recording of her work. It was produced by none other than electronic music pioneer Robert Moog. The theremin produces a throbbing vibrato that will at first amaze you, then delight you, and finally overwhelm you - if it doesn't send you running from the room." (Digital Audio Compact Disc Yearbook)

"Sometimes sounding like ghosts in the attic, it's a perfect Halloween gift." (The Patriot Ledger)