| The Art of the Theremin | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Clara Rockmore |
| Cover: | The.art.of.the.theremin.jpg |
| Released: | 1977 (LP), 1981 (LP, Japan), 1987 (CD) |
| Recorded: | 1977 |
| Genre: | Early electronic, classical[1] |
| Length: | 43:30 |
| Label: | Delos |
| Producer: | Robert Moog, Shirleigh Moog |
| Next Title: | Clara Rockmore's Lost Theremin Album |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
The Art of the Theremin is the first official album by theremin virtuoso Clara Rockmore, and the only one released in her lifetime.[2] [3] 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 by her older sister, Nadia Reisenberg, on piano.[4] The 1977 Delos LP and 1981 Japanese Delos LP release were entitled Theremin. The 1987 Delos CD was titled The Art of the Theremin.
| No | Track name | Time | Original work | Composer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 3:44 | Fourteen songs, op. 34, no. 14. Vocalise | Rachmaninoff | ||
| 2. | Song of Grusia | 4:15 | Rachmaninoff | ||
| 3. | The Swan | 2:56 | Le carnaval des animaux ("The Carnival of the Animals"), no. 13. Le cygne ("The Swan") | Saint-Saëns | |
| 4. | Pantomime | 3:44 | El amor brujo ("The Bewitched Love"), no. 11. Pantomima ("Pantomime") | de Falla | |
| 5. | Hebrew Melody | 5:22 | Hebrew Melody, op. 33 | Achron | |
| 6. | Romance | 4:45 | Concerto for violin no. 2 in D minor, op. 22, II. Romance | Wieniawski | |
| 7. | Berceuse | 3:06 | Жар-птица (Zhar-ptitsa) ("L'oiseau de feu" or "The Firebird"), XX. Berceuse (“Lullaby”) | Stravinsky | |
| 8. | Habanera | 2:41 | Vocalise – étude en forme de habanera ("Vocalise – Study in the Form of a Habanera" [Cuban dance]), M.51 | Ravel | |
| 9. | Berceuse | 4:12 | Eighteen pieces for piano, op. 72, no. 2. Berceuse (“Lullaby”): Andante mosso | Tchaikovsky | |
| 10. | Valse Sentimentale | 2:06 | Six pieces for piano, op. 51, no. 6. Valse sentimentale (“Sentimental Waltz”) in F minor | Tchaikovsky | |
| 11. | 2:06 | Меланхолическая серенада (Melankholicheskaya serenada) ("Sérénade mélancolique" or "Wistful serenade") in B♭ minor, op. 26 | Tchaikovsky | ||
| 12. | Chant du Ménestrel | 4:00 | Chant du ménestrel ("Song of the Minstrel"), op. 71 | Glazunov |
