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 […]
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Vyacheslav Artyomov – The Way to Olympus
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 SmirnovVolume 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 […]