Bohuslav Martinu: Kammermusik (2007)

It's not as if there were a lot of great repertoire for the theremin. Indeed, aside from the "Turangalîla" Symphony by Messiaen and "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys, most listeners would be hard pressed to name any pieces written for the electronic instrument once pithily described as "that woo-woo machine." But one of the best pieces of chamber music for the instrument is surely Bohuslav Martinu's Phantasie for Theremin, oboe, string quartet, and piano. Written by the expatriot Czech composer in 1944 for renowned ... Read More

It's not as if there were a lot of great repertoire for the theremin. Indeed, aside from the "Turangalîla" Symphony by Messiaen and "Good Vibrations" by the Beach Boys, most listeners would be hard pressed to name any pieces written for the electronic instrument once pithily described as "that woo-woo machine." But one of the best pieces of chamber music for the instrument is surely Bohuslav Martinu's Phantasie for Theremin, oboe, string quartet, and piano. Written by the expatriot Czech composer in 1944 for renowned theremin virtuoso Lucie Bigelow Rosen, Martinu's Phantasie expertly integrates the instrument into a classical ensemble by using the plangent tone of the oboe as the glue to hold the work together. In this amazingly soulful performance of theremin player Valérie Hartmann-Claverie with the Stamitz-Quartett, oboist Lajos Lencsés, and pianist Helena Suchárová, the Phantasie sounds at once unearthly and wholly human, with Martinu's long-limbed melodies, graceful harmonies, and flowing rhythms... Read Less

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