Vyacheslav Artyomov

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Vyacheslav Artyomov

Vyacheslav Petrovich Artyomov also Artemov (Russian: Вячесла́в Петро́вич Артё́мов, born: June 29, 1940) is a Russian and Soviet composer.

1 Biography
2 Music
3 Works
4 Discography
5 Literature
6 External links

[edit] Biography

Artyomov first studied physics at the Moscow University, then moved to music. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1968 where studied composition with Nikolai Sidelnikov. He became a member of the Union of Composers and ACM - Association for Contemporary Music. He was active as an editor at the Moscow publishers "Musyka" for several years. In 1975 he joined the improvisation group "Astreya" together with the composers Sofia Gubaidulina and Viktor Suslin. In 1979 he was blacklisted as one of the “Khrennikov's Seven” at the Sixth Congress of the Union of Composers for unapproved participation in some festivals of Soviet music in the West. Artyomov was also a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. He has been a freelance composer since 1979.

[edit] Music

In his music Artyomov combines an eclecticism with experiment. At first his compositions were neoclassical in style. Then he moved to the folkloristic style, tried twelve-tone technique, free-rhythmic style, polytonality and minimalism. Artyomov's compositions show his interest in the archaic ("Invocations", "Totem") and Christian motifs ("Requiem", "Ave, Maria") as well as Eastern meditation ("Awakening", "A Symphony of Elegies", "Moonlight Dreams").

[edit] Works

Symphony of the Way (tetralogy)
- Way to Olympus) 1978-1984
- On the Threshold of a Bright World, 1990, 2002
- Gentle Emanation, 1991, 2004
- The Morning Star Arises, 1993
Requiem, 1985-1988;
In Memoriam, 1968, 1984
Gurian Hymn, 1986
A Symphony of Elegies, 1977;
A Garland of Recitations, 1975-1981
Tristia I, 1983
Ave, Maria, 1989
Pieta, 1992, 1996
Tristia II, 1997, 1998
Star Wind, 1981;
Hymns of Sudden Wafts, 1983
Invocations, 1981
Moonlight Dreams, 1982

[edit] Discography

Vyacheslav Artyomov Invocations CD cover

CDBMR011129 - Vyacheslav Artyomov: Requiem Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Boheme
CDBMR002124 - Vyacheslav Artyomov: - Ave Boheme
CDBMR010127 - Vyacheslav Artyomov: Awakening, Concert of the 13, Morning Songs & A Garland of Recitations Boheme
OCD514 - Vyacheslav Artyomov: Invocations Lidia Davydova / Mark Pekarsky / Percussion Ensemble Olympia
OCD516 - Vyacheslav Artyomov: Way Various Olympia