Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Starring: Leon Theremin, Robert Moog, Clara Rockmore, Nicolas Slonimsky, Paul Shure

In the 1920s and '30s, Russian emigre Leonard Theremin -- the inventor of the world's first electronic musical instrument -- had it all. His self-named theremins were in high demand from filmmakers and musicians around the globe; he was married to a beautiful American dancer; he lived among New York's social elite. And then, in 1938, he mysteriously vanished, not to be seen again for over 50 years.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 883904304654
• Release Date: October 2014
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Publisher: MGM
• Director: Steven M. Martin
• Starring: Leon Theremin, Robert Moog, Clara Rockmore, Nicolas Slonimsky, Paul Shure
• Runtime: 1 hour, 24 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: ntsc
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 5.3" x 0.5"

Customer Reviews

An intriguing documentary.

I have seen several small documentaries or snippets of such on TV and pretty much thought I had seen it all. Looks like I was mistaken, as this film takes the time to fill in all the nooks and crannies of the Theremin. And another advantage: the Moge synthesizer. It is one thing to present information, but another to make it interesting during the presentation and coherent as opposed to a bunch of sound bites that are out of chronological order. There is so much information that you will need to repeat the viewing. Then you will need to restrain yourself from going out and getting a Theremin kit. There are also several versions of already built theremins.