The Art of the Theremin

The Art of the Theremin
Studio album by Clara Rockmore
Released	1977 (LP), 1981 (LP, Japan), 1987 (CD)
Recorded	1977
Genre	Early Electronic, Classical music
Length	43:30
Label	Delos International Records
Producer	Robert Moog, Shirleigh Moog
Clara Rockmore chronology
The Art of the Theremin (1977) Clara Rockmore's Lost Theremin Album (2006)

The Art of the Theremin is the first official album by theremin virtuoso Clara Rockmore, and the only one released in her lifetime. It was produced by Robert Moog and his first wife, Shirleigh Moog and was released as an LP in 1977 by Delos International Records. As with most of her live performances, she was accompanied minimally by her older sister Nadia Reisenberg on piano. The 1977 Delos LP and 1981 Japanese Delos LP release were entitled "Theremin." The 1987 Delos CD release was titled "The Art of the Theremin.")

Track listing

1. "Vocalise" (Rachmaninoff) – 3:44
2. "Song of Grusia" (Rachmaninoff) – 4:15
3. "The Swan" (Saint-Saëns) – 2:56
4. "Pantomime" (de Falla) – 3:44
5. "Hebrew Melody" (Achron) – 5:22
6. "Romance" (Wieniawski) – 4:45
7. "Berceuse" (Stravinsky) – 3:06
8. "Pièce en Forme de Habanera" (Ravel) – 2:41
9. "Berceuse" (Tchaikovsky) – 4:12
10. "Valse Sentimentale" (Tchaikovsky) – 2:06
11. Sérénade mélancolique (Tchaikovsky) – 7:40
12. "Chant du Ménestrel" (Glazunov) – 4:00

Personnel

• Clara Rockmore - theremin
• Nadia Reisenberg - piano

with

• Robert Moog, Shirleigh Moog - producers
• Michael Colina - audio engineer