Concerto per Theremin. Live in Italy
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Concerto per Theremin. Live in Italy is Lydia Kavina
's second compact disc
. It was recorded in Italy
in 1998 and then released on CD by Teleura in 2000.
, the Theremin
was not only the first electronic musical instrument
, but also the first (and still the only) instrument played without touching it by moving the hands in the space between two antennas, one of which controls intonation and the other the volume.
Lydia Kavina
is universally recognised as being the greatest virtuoso of the Theremin
in the world. The niece of one of Lev Termen
's first-degree cousins, Kavina began studying the Theremin
under the direction of Termen
himself when she was nine years old. Five years later, she was ready to give her first Theremin
concert, which marked the beginning of a musical career that has so far led to more than 500 theatre
, radio
and television
performances throughout the world.
In addition to giving concerts, Kavina is a composer of music for the Theremin
(three of her works can be heard on this disc) and teaches the instrument in Russia
, the United States
and Western Europe
.
Together with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
, she participated in creating the sound track of the Oscar-winning film Ed Wood.
In 1999 has been published Lydia's first disc entitled "Music from the Ether".
(Liner notes by Valerio Saggini)
Lydia Kavina
Lydia Kavina is a Russian theremin player, and is currently the leading performing musician on the instrument.The grandniece of Léon Theremin, Kavina was born in Moscow and began studying the instrument under the direction of Theremin when she was nine years old...
's second compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
. It was recorded in Italy
Italy
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in 1998 and then released on CD by Teleura in 2000.
Theremin & Lydia Kavina
Invented in 1919 in Russia by Lev Sergeivitch TermenLéon Theremin
Léon Theremin was a Russian and Soviet inventor. He is most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments. He is also the inventor of interlace, a technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal, widely used in video and television technology...
, the Theremin
Theremin
The theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...
was not only the first electronic musical instrument
Electronic musical instrument
An electronic musical instrument is a musical instrument that produces its sounds using electronics. Such an instrument sounds by outputting an electrical audio signal that ultimately drives a loudspeaker....
, but also the first (and still the only) instrument played without touching it by moving the hands in the space between two antennas, one of which controls intonation and the other the volume.
Lydia Kavina
Lydia Kavina
Lydia Kavina is a Russian theremin player, and is currently the leading performing musician on the instrument.The grandniece of Léon Theremin, Kavina was born in Moscow and began studying the instrument under the direction of Theremin when she was nine years old...
is universally recognised as being the greatest virtuoso of the Theremin
Theremin
The theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...
in the world. The niece of one of Lev Termen
Léon Theremin
Léon Theremin was a Russian and Soviet inventor. He is most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments. He is also the inventor of interlace, a technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal, widely used in video and television technology...
's first-degree cousins, Kavina began studying the Theremin
Theremin
The theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...
under the direction of Termen
Léon Theremin
Léon Theremin was a Russian and Soviet inventor. He is most famous for his invention of the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments. He is also the inventor of interlace, a technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal, widely used in video and television technology...
himself when she was nine years old. Five years later, she was ready to give her first Theremin
Theremin
The theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...
concert, which marked the beginning of a musical career that has so far led to more than 500 theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
performances throughout the world.
In addition to giving concerts, Kavina is a composer of music for the Theremin
Theremin
The theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...
(three of her works can be heard on this disc) and teaches the instrument in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
.
Together with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The London Philharmonic Orchestra , based in London, is one of the major orchestras of the United Kingdom, and is based in the Royal Festival Hall. In addition, the LPO is the main resident orchestra of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera...
, she participated in creating the sound track of the Oscar-winning film Ed Wood.
In 1999 has been published Lydia's first disc entitled "Music from the Ether".
(Liner notes by Valerio Saggini)
Tracks
- Claire de Lune (4:14)
Author: Claude Debussy
Performed by: Lydia Kavina, Mauro Cavalieri D'Oro - The River (2:05)
Author: Sergej Rachmaninov
Performed by: Lydia Kavina, Mauro Cavalieri D'Oro - Vocalise (3:12)
Author: Sergej Rachmaninov
Performed by: Lydia Kavina, Mauro Cavalieri D'Oro - Smoke gets in your eyes (1:58)
Author: Jerome Kern
Performed by: Lydia Kavina, Mauro Cavalieri D'Oro - The Nightingale (2:52)
Author: Alexander Alabiev
Performed by: Lydia Kavina, Mauro Cavalieri D'Oro - Air on a G String (3:05)
Author: Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by: Lydia Kavina, Columbus Orchestra - Humoresque (2:47)
Author: Antonin Dvorâk
Performed by: Lydia Kavina, Columbus Orchestra - Summertime (2:49)
Author: George Gershwin
Performed by: Lydia Kavina, Columbus Orchestra - Palestinian Song (2:25)
Author: Charles Paul
Performed by: Lydia Kavina, Mauro Cavalieri D'Oro - Hora (2:39)
Author: Charles Paul
Performed by: Lydia Kavina, Mauro Cavalieri D'Oro - The Mirror (3:59)
Author: Lydia Kavina
Performed by: Lydia Kavina, Columbus Orchestra - Transformations (3:47)
Author: Lydia Kavina
Performed by: Lydia Kavina, Columbus Orchestra - Swampmusic (5:14)
Author: Lydia Kavina
Performed by: Lydia Kavina
External links
- An interview with Lydia Kavina
- Concerto per Theremin: the Live CD from Lydia Kavina