Kavina, Lydia

Spellbound! - Theremin works by Grainger, Neuwirth, Rosza, Shore, Wolff

Label: Mode Records Country: USA

"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."

-Mode Records