Spellbound – A Visit To The Theremin – Recorded 1930 – 1948 CD247

Spellbound-A Visit to the Theremin CD247 Spellbound Concerto- Recorded 1945 Symphony orchestra under the direction of Miklos Rosza ARA Set A-2

Prelude ARA 40008A 1090
The Subconscious ARA 40009A 1096
Dementia ARA 40010A 1091
Terror on the Ski Run ARA 40011A 1095
Scherzo ARA 40011B 1093
Love Theme ARA 40010B 1094/40009B 1092
Finale ARA 40008B 1097 Perfume Set to Music Leslie Baxter Recorded 1947
Toujours Moi VIC 20-3205
Fame VIC 20-3205
Tzigane VIC 20-3206
Jet VIC 20-3206
Possession VIC 20-3207
L'ardente Nuit VIC 20-3207 Music Out of the Moon Leslie Baxter CAP CC-47 Recorded 1948
Celestial Nocturne CAP 10080
Lunar Rhapsody CAP 10080
Moon Moods CAP 10081 1113
Lunette CAP 10081 1086
Radar Blues CAP 10082 1115
Mist o' the Moon CAP 10082 1114 Rare early theremin recordings from 1930 by Lennington H.Shewell
LOVER,COME BACK TO ME LENNINGTON H.SHEWELL-THEREMIN VIC 22495 07/08/30 62672 HAMMERSTEIN-ROMBERG
DANCING WITH TEARS IN MY EYES LENNINGTON H.SHEWELL-THEREMIN VIC 22495 07/21/30 62687 DUBIN-BURKE
LONESOME LOVER LENNINGTON H.SHEWELL-THEREMIN VIC 216559 01/01/30 MONACO
YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY LENNINGTON H.SHEWELL-THEREMIN VIC 216559 01/01/30 DONALDSON

Revel attributes the development of the sketches to a chance meeting he had with an attractive Frenchwoman in the bar of the Hotel George V in Paris late in 1936. ‘The fragrance of her perfume,' the composer relates, ‘transposed itself in my mind to a melodic theme. I was curious to know what the scent was and she explained that it was a famous perfume made by Corday — Toujours Moi. It occurred to me then that if one fragrance could inspire a melody there must be others that could do the same. Before leaving Paris I visited the offices of Corday and told them of my experience. They were intrigued by the event and suggested I visit Grasse, in Southern France, where Corday secures the oils and materials which go into the making of their perfumes. While in Grasse, and later, back in Paris, I spent many hours sampling perfumes and finally the idea for a suite became fixed in my mind. Before I returned to the States I had set down the first draft of a series of sketches which I titled ‘Perfume Set To Music.'