Vyacheslav Artyomov

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

Biography

Artyomov first studied physics at the Moscow University, then later studied 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.

Music

In his music Artyomov combines an eclecticism with experiment. At first his compositions were neoclassical in style. Later 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").

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

Discography

*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 Lydia Davydova / Mark Pekarsky / Percussion Ensemble Olympia
*OCD516 - Vyacheslav Artyomov: Way Various Olympia

Literature

Artëmov, Vjačeslav; V. Mud'jugina (2004): Vjačeslav Artëmov. Muzyka, Moskau. ISBN 5-7140-0177-X. [Booklet, Russian and English]

External links

* [http://www.chat.ru/~v_artyomov Information]
* [http://www.chat.ru/~art_lyub_cd CD Composer's home page]
* [http://www.fonspic.net Foundation for Spiritual Crativity ] Composer's new homepage