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Vyacheslav Artyomov: Album XI – must-have for collectors

Aug 18th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves

Tags: Albert Govman, Alexander Oseichuk, Alexander Timochin, Alexei Nbotov, Alexei Semionov, CD Review, Chamber music, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Divine Art, Igor Abramov, Illa Spivak, Karina Lisitsian, Lev Mikhailov, Oleg Tantsov, Piotr Meschaninov, Ruzanna Lisitsian, Sergi Kokhlov, Valery Popov, Vladimir Pakulichev, Vladimir Yeriomin, Vyacheslav Artyomov, Yuri Smirnov

The eleventh entry in Divine Art’s Vyacheslav Artymov series presents an assortment of chamber music. The recordings were made between 1970 and 1981, but many are receiving their first commercial release with Album XI. I’ve often described Artyomov as a crafter of sound clouds. Some of the early works here that aesthetic. The Hymn of […]
Trio Anima Mundi Unearth British Gems

Aug 11th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves

Tags: CD Review, Chamber music, Classical music, Divine Art, Harry Waldo Warner, James Cliffe Forester, Rosalind Ellicott, Rutland Boughton, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Trio Anima Mundi

The Trio Anima Mundi calls what they do “piano trio archaeology.” Buried under the standard repertoire are layers of exceptional music. And the trio has unearthed some real finds. Two of these composers in this program are well-known (sort of), the others not. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Rutland Boughton have been rated one-hit wonders, for “Hiawatha” […]
Star Wind – outstanding chamber music by Vyacheslav Artyomov

Sep 19th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves

Tags: CD Review, Chamber music, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Divine Art, Vyacheslav Artyomov

This reissue from Divine Arts brings together several short chamber works by Vyacheslav Artyomov. Each work has its own unique combination of instruments, and (in a way) its own aesthetic. The opening track, Star Wind, is a 1981 sextet featuring violin, cello, flute, French horn, piano, and glockenspiel. To me, it sounds like a very early […]
Vyacheslav Artyomov Symphony of Elegies Inspires Anew

Aug 14th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves

Tags: CD Review, Chamber music, contemporary classical music, Divine Art, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra;, Mark Pekarsky Percussion Ensemble, Oleh Krysa, Orchestral music, Saulius Sondeckis, Tatiana Grindenko, Vyacheslav Artyomov

Divine Art continues their reissue of Vyacheslav Artyomov recordings with “A Symphony of Elegies.” Artyomov’s 1977 “A Symphony of Elegies” was written during a trip to the mountains of Dilijan, Armenia. To me, the work forms a fascinating contrast to the mountain-inspired symphonies of American/Armenian composer Alan Hovhaness. Both composers eschew the standard notion of […]
Vyacheslav Artyomov – Master of Percussion

Jul 30th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves

Tags: Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow State Philharmonic, Anatoli Liubimovm, CD Review, Chamber music, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Divine Art, Lev Mikhailov, Mark Pekarsky Percussion Ensemble, Valeriy Popov, Virko Baley, Vladimir Pakulichev, Vyacheslav Artyomov

Vyacheslav Artyomov has developed his own musical language. It isn’t so much about scales and chords as it is timbres and sound clouds. In other words, the perfect aesthetic for percussion ensembles. This release features two works commissioned by the Mark Pekarsky Percussion Ensemble, performed by that ensemble. The earliest work, Totem is a marvelous […]
Vyacheslav Artyomov – The Way to Olympus

Jul 2nd, 2019 | By Ralph Graves

Tags: Anton Batagov, CD Review, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Divine Art, Dmitri Kitaenko, Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestral music, Piotr Meschaninov, Tatiana Grindenko, Timur Mynbaev, USSR State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Vyacheslav Artyomov, Yelena Adjemova, Yevgeny Smirnov

Volume four of Divine Art’s Vyacheslav Artyomov series features a wide range of works — everything from a full orchestra (“The Way to Olympus”), to a solo piano (“Preludes to Sonnets”). While the forces may vary, there’s a consistency throughout all these works. Artyomov’s deeply spiritual philosophy imbues every composition. The music alternates between suspended […]
Vyacheslav Artyomov paints with clouds of sound in Sola fide

Jun 12th, 2019 | By Ralph Graves

Tags: Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Moscow State Philharmonic, Aleksey Martinov, Divine Art, Dmitri Kitaenko, Elmira Kugusheva, Inna Polianskaya, Kunas State Choir, Mikhail Lanskoi, Vyacheslav Artyomov

There’s only one way to fully appreciate the genius of Vyacheslav Artyomov. You have to listen to everything he’s written. Case in point: this third Divine Art release features Solo Fide: scenes from the ballet after Tolstoy’s “Road to Calvary.” But Solo Fide isn’t just a suite of ballet numbers. It’s parts three and four of a massive five-part […]
Artyomov’s Gentle Emanation is Powerful Music

Apr 19th, 2017 | By Ralph Graves

Tags: CD Review, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Divine Art, Mikhail Philippov, Orchestral music, Philip Kopachevsky, Russian National Orchestra, Treodor Currentzis, Vladimir Ponkin, Vyacheslav Artyomov

How to describe the music of Vyacheslav Artyomov? Imagine combining the structures of Arvo Pärt, the ethereal sound clouds of Kaija Saariaho, the intensity of György Ligeti, and the deep spirituality of John Tavener. Artyomov has a unique compositional voice that, while sharing elements with the afore-named composers, communicates in a musical language that’s all […]

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Vyacheslav Artyomov: Album XI – must-have for collectors

Trio Anima Mundi Unearth British Gems

Star Wind – outstanding chamber music by Vyacheslav Artyomov

Vyacheslav Artyomov Symphony of Elegies Inspires Anew

Vyacheslav Artyomov – Master of Percussion

Vyacheslav Artyomov – The Way to Olympus

Vyacheslav Artyomov paints with clouds of sound in Sola fide

Artyomov’s Gentle Emanation is Powerful Music