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Spellbound! Original Works for Theremin
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As a follow-up to her first CD of original theremin works, "Music from the Ether", Lydia Kavina returns with first recordings of major works for theremin and ensemble.
- The first recording of Miklos Rosza's chamber version of music from the Hitchcock film "Spellbound".
- 3 premiere recordings of works by Howard Shore, Olga Neuwirth and Christian Wolff.
- 2 premiere recordings of graphically notated works for multiple theremins by Percy Grainger.
- Oscar winning composer Howard Shore ("Lord of the Rings") created his suite from the movie "Ed Wood" especially for Kavina, who performed on the original movie soundtrack.
- Leading Austrian composer Olga Neuwirth created this suite from her opera "Bahläams Fest" for Kavina, who performed in the opera's premiere.
- Christian Wolff wrote "Exercise 58" especially for this project.
- Shore and Wolff supervised the recording and rehearsal of their works.
- This program was premiered at the 2000 Lincoln Center Summer Festival to a sold-out audience and received rave reviews.
- Liner notes by theremin expert Olivia Mattis.
- Original 96khz/24-bit high definition recording.
- Enhanced CD features a 16-minute video documentary from the recording sessions, including interviews with Kavina, Shore and Wolff.
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ARTISTS Lydia Kavina (theremins); Ensemble Sospeso; Charles Pelz, conductor; Burkhard Stangl (electric guitar) |
TRACKS Howard Shore Suite from "Ed Wood" (1994, 2000) (5:07, 1:03, 2:16, 1:21, 1:00, 1:20, 1:51, 3:56) Ensemble Sospeso Charles Peltz, conductor composer supervised recording
Percy Grainger Free Music No.1 (1936) (1:22) for four theremins
Christian Wolff Exercise 28 (2000) (7:35) for theremin, violin, French horn and double-bass Ensemble Sospeso: Gemeinhardt, Menzies, McCoy composer prepared recording
Percy Grainger Free Music No.2 (1937) (1:21) for six theremins
Olga Neuwirth Suite aus "Bählamms Fest" (1999) (4:52, 6:00, 2:39, 3:08, 3:21, 5:28, 2:40. 6:09) Ensemble Sospeso Charles Peltz, conductor
Percy Grainger Beatless Music (1937) (0:31) for six theremins
Miklós Rósza "Spellbound" (1945, arr. 1946) (6:09) Concerto for theremin & chamber ensemble Ensemble Sospeso: LeClair, Menzies, Frautschi, Rozanna, Gordon, Gosling |
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