After dinner: coffee and a theremin discussion.

Robert Moog and Clara Rockmore discuss the theremin over a cup of coffee. In the end we can see and hear Clara Rockmore play "Hebrew Melody" accompanied by her sister Nadia Reisenberg.

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Toe-Tappin' Theremin

It once was lost but now is found, they thought it got mixed in with that bunch of old clothes that was sent to the Goodwill, but NO! Clara Rockmore's Lost Theremin Album has been located, so now we can all have versions of La Vie en Rose and Summertime as performed on electronic musical saw, a description I'm sure will provoke the ire of theremin lovers across the globe.

Clara Rockmore

"... She has shown the theremin to be a valuable musical resource, capable of producing beautiful music and worthy of the dedication of talented performers. No other artist has ever come close to Ms. Rockmore's level of achievement; no other thereminist has ever produced music of such beauty and aural appeal." (Quoted from the liner notes of Robert Moog)

Shirleigh and Robert Moog presents Clara Rockmore, theremin - with Nadia Reisenberg, piano, available thanks to A Closet of Curiosities.

Sampled here is a wonderful piece from Tchaikovsky:
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"Song of Grusia" by Sergei Rachmaninov performed by Clara and Nadia, from a tv perfomance:
(Note: More from this tv performance uploaded to YouTube can be found here)

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