Thanksgiving Theremin: “La Vie En Rose,” Clara Rockmore and Nadia Reisenberg
This is from the 2017 Bridge Records release of Dvořák, Ravel, Gershwin & Others: Chamber Works, the “lost Clara Rockmore theremin album.” Rockmore, of course, […]
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Thanksgiving Theremin: “Ecuatorial” by Edgar Varese
This is a piece written (by a pupil of Claude Debussy’s) for woodwind, percussion, bass vocal and two theremin cellos – an instrument similar to […]
Thanksgiving Theremin: Léon Boëllmann – Prière à Notre-Dame by Lydia Kavina
An excerpt of a concert for theremin and organ, played at Moscow’s Bogolubov Library on September 19, 2021, with Lydia Kavina on the Thereminvox and […]
Thanksgiving Theremin: Carolina Eyck, Theremin Lesson 01: Pitch Field and Setup | Playing the Major Scale
Even if you don’t have a theremin at home, watching the lesson is strangely fascinating. Bodies affecting the invisible fields.
Thanksgiving Theremin: “Etude in B-flat minor” by Karol Szymanowski, Grégoire Blanc on theremin, GlassDuo on glass harp.
Originally written for piano, but more haunting in this arrangement. Supported by a grant from the Polish Ministry of Culture.
Thanksgiving Theremin: “How to play a scale on the theremin” – Carolina Eyck
She’s probably the highest-profile thereminist on the internet, and she’s not above sharing a little wisdom. She also gives lessons over yonder: https://carolinaeyck.com/lessons. You’ve heard […]
Thanksgiving Theremin: “Remembrance” by Carolina Eyck, from Elegies for Theremin and Voice
Remembrance · Carolina Eyck She also does a mean Kate Bush cover….
Thanksgiving Theremin: “Beowulf (excerpt) on Hurdy-Gurdy and Theremin” by Peter Pringle
The very old Anglo-Saxon poetry, the pretty darn old hurdy-gurdy, and the pretty new theremin. Goes together oddly well, unearthly aesthetic to unearthly aesthetic. From […]
Thanksgiving Theremin: Moon River (Henry Mancini) by Carolina Eyck and Bertram Burkert
I don’t think Lula Mae is ever coming home. (And if you don’t get the reference, go now and watch the movie!)
Thanksgiving Theremin: Once Upon a Time in the West (Ennio Morricone), by Katica Illényi & Győr Philharmonic Orchestra
They just don’t cowboy like they used to.
Thanksgiving Theremin: Handel’s “As When the Dove,” by Peter Pringle
Pringle’s dedication is absolutely admirable. From his description: There is a lot of very fast fingering and some extended baroque trills in this piece which […]
Thanksgiving Theremin: Ennio Morricone’s “The Ecstasy of Gold,” by Carolina Eyck.
We’ve had Eyck on here before, but not like this:
Thanksgiving Theremin: “Blue Monday” by Orkestra Obsolete (New Order cover)
This cover came out in March this year, celebrating the anniversary of New Order’s 1983 hit. The idea was to remake the groundbreaking electronic song […]
Thanksgiving Theremin: Carolina talks Theremin – An overview for composers and music lovers
In which the virtuoso discusses the techniques, range and aesthetics of the instrument. And, you know, plays a little.
Thanksgiving Theremin: Theremin and Synths (Improvisation) by Carolina Eyck and Marius Leicht
Straight into the hearts of space with this one. Hope your Thanksgiving weekend (if you’re celebrating) is, like, totally cosmic.