Touch! Don't Touch! Music For Theremin (2006)

"A crop of German and Russian composers, presented with the opportunity to write for two virtuoso theremin players, Lydia Kavina and Barbara Buchholz, have responded with compositions in what may be a new musical genre -- chamber music featuring conventional instruments and theremin(s). The theremin certainly broadens the timbral and sonic potential of chamber ensembles, and the composers represented here have discovered various possibilities for exploiting its unique qualities. One approach is to integrate the theremin with strings, which share some of its timbral and technical capabilities, and seamlessly blend those extended sounds with the string sound. What's most noticeable about many of these pieces (with a few striking exceptions) is the restraint with which the composers write for the theremins; they seem determined to avoid the standard (and fun!) dramatic clichés the theremin is known for. Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin supports the soloists with style and conviction." (Allmusic)