Jolivet: Ondes Martenot Concerto early electronic inst.

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Andre Jolivet: Concerto for Ondes Martenot and Orchestra (1955); Concerto for Harp and Chamber Orchestra (1955)


Westminster Vega XWN 18360 USA 195? LP Vinyl: vg+ (2 tiny pressing defect bubbles but otherwise perfect surfaces, looks barely if ever played)
Cover: ex- (few faint stains on front) Scarce first US issue of these recordings of Jolivet conducting his own works, the highlight of which is the avant garde Ondes Martenot Concerto. The Martenot (depicted beautifully on the cover) is an early electronic keyboard instrument with glissando and vibrato controls and a unique ethereal sonority and reverberation; it was invented in 1928 by Maurice Martenot with a design partly based on the Theremin. Here the Martenot is played by Ginette Martenot, sister of Maurice; its sound stays well in front and is not at all smothered by the orchestra. Lily Laskine plays harp in the other Concerto. Jolivet conducts the Orchestre du Theatre National de l'Opera.

Jolivet studied with Paul Le Flem, was influenced by Edgard Varese, and worked with Olivier Messiaen, Daniel Lesur, and Yves Baudrier. Other composers who have experimented with the Ondes Martenot are Olivier Messiaen, Giacinto Scelsi, Edgard Varese, Jacques Ibert, John Donald Robb, Rod McKuen, Karel Goeyvaerts, Toru Takemitsu, Jacques Bondon, Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux, Arthur Honegger, Charles Koechlin, Claude Vivier, Darius Milhaud, Marcel Landowski, Pierre Boulez, and Frank Zappa. This lp should be heard by anyone interested in early electronic instruments and performers like Oskar Sala and his trautonium, John Eaton and the Syn-Ket, Robert Moog, Donald Buchla/Morton Subotnick, Clara Rockmore, Miklos Rosza, the Ondioline, Raymond Scott, Bruce Haack, the Arp, Pierre Henry, Pierre Schaeffer, Jean-Jacques Perrey, Gershon Kingsley, Karlheinz Stockhausen, John Cage, Henry Cowell, Hugh Le Caine, Percy Grainger, etc. Check out my other auctions this week for more Jolivet, avant garde/experimental, early electronic/electroacoustic, free jazz/improv, 20th century classical, microtonal, audiophile, prog/psych, modern poetry, and artist records. Shipping - US shipping is 4.20 for 1-2 single records by Media Mail, then 0.50 for each additional (Priority Mail, other expedited shipping options, and insurance are all available on request). International shipping for 1 12" lp to Western Europe/UK/Scandinavia is 8.00 surface or 13.00 air; to Japan/Taiwan/Australia is 8.00 surface or 14.50 air; to Canada by air is 7.00; other international destinations vary. 7" and 10" records will cost less; heavy box sets will cost more. Combine multiple items to save on shipping. Note: I can now offer international buyers the super-cheap M-Bag bulk mail rate for orders of 8 or more lps; to most destinations this starts at 21.50 for surface mail or 33.50 for air for up to 17 lps, a huge per-record savings over standard rates for smaller parcels! Feel free to email with any shipping questions. Payment - I prefer Paypal (which allows for fastest possible shipment) and also accept money order (from US financial institutions only, including BidPay, US Postal, certified US bank check, etc., international bidders please take note!). If you are paying by Paypal and have won multiple items, please use a single Paypal payment. I will send an invoice email to all winners shortly after my auctions close, and another email after payment has been received to confirm item shipment. Packing - I pack professionally and with the utmost care drawn from years of experience trading vinyl internationally. I use new record mailers from Cameron Packaging (which I have determined are the best and most protective) reinforced with cardboard inserts and bubble wrap padding. All records are shipped with poly plastic sleeves. All packages are completely sealed with strong packing tape covering all openings. If you'd like your package done any differently, just let me know. Feel free to email me if you have any questions (need more info, want more pictures, etc.); you can use the 'ask seller a question' link above. My condition rating scale is -G+/-VG+/-EX+/-NM/M (only sealed records are M). Satisfaction guaranteed; if you have any problems with your order please contact me directly. Check out Ebay[track], my free realtime ebay auction tracker (currently in beta), which can refresh multiple auction statuses every second, alert you when bids are placed and when auctions end, let you place bids, and more. It's a useful tool for bidders, snipers, sellers, watchers... This item description is (c)opyright 2007 keymap records; please contact keymap records for permission before reproducing any text.