Artyomov: Requiem


Vyacheslav Artyomov (1940) has experienced the influence of different musical cultures. An examination of his music reveals an interest which ranges from the archaic (“Invocations”, “Totem”) and Christian motifs (“Requiem”, “Ave Maria”) to Eastern meditation (“Awakening”, “A Symphony of Elegies”, “Moonlight Dreams”). For Artyomov all elements of musical language attend to one main purpose – penetration into the deepest levels of an inner world, discovering of the “Other World” in oneself. A premiere of his “Requiem” – a grandiose Latin Mass, dedicated to the memory of Martyrs of long-suffering Russia. – took place in Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow in November, 1988, and became a real triumph for the composer. In this connection a famous composer Tikhon Khrennikov said at that time: “Artyomov is an outstanding composer. His “Requiem” has raised the Russian music to the unattainable heights it had never reached before. I’m sure it is thanks to Artyomov that we not only reached the European level in this genre but surpassed its acmes - “Requiems” by Mozart and Verdi”. Artyomov’s “Requiem” is considered as the musical monument of the tragedy of Russian people and a symbol of the national penitence.

Track list

  • 1 Requiem: I. Introitus, Requiem Aeternam
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    4:50
  • 2 Requiem: II. Kyrie et Sequentia, Kyrie Eleison
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    3:40
  • 3 Requiem: III. Kyrie et Sequentia, Dies Irae I
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Inna Polyanskaya, Lubov Sharnina, Alexei Martynov, Mikhail Lanskoi, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    2:19
  • 4 Requiem: IV. Kyrie et Sequentia, Dies Irae II
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Alexei Martynov, Mikhail Lanskoi, Elena Brylyova, Inna Polyanskaya, Lubov Sharnina, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    5:09
  • 5 Requiem: V. Kyrie et Sequentia, Tuba Mirum
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Mikhail Lanskoi, Alexei Martynov, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    3:27
  • 6 Requiem: VI. Kyrie et Sequentia, Recordare, Jesu Pie
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    7:28
  • 7 Requiem: VII. Kyrie et Sequentia, Confutatis Maledictis
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    4:12
  • 8 Requiem: VIII. Kyrie et Sequentia, Lacrimosa Dies Illa
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    3:57
  • 9 Requiem: IX. Offertorium, Domine Jesu Christe
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    3:08
  • 10 Requiem: X. Offertorium, Hostias et Preces
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Lubov Sharnina, Elena Brylyova, Inna Polyanskaya, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    4:42
  • 11 Requiem: XI. Sanctus, Sanctus Dominus Deus Sabaoth
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Mikhail Lanskoi, Elena Brylyova, Inna Polyanskaya, Lubov Sharnina, Alexei Martynov, Andrei Azovsky, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    5:14
  • 12 Requiem: XII. Sanctus, Benedictus
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    4:06
  • 13 Requiem: XIII. Agnus Dei
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Elena Brylyova, Mikhail Lanskoi, Inna Polyanskaya, Lubov Sharnina, Alexei Martynov, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    5:17
  • 14 Requiem: XIV. Libera Me, Libera Me
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Elena Brylyova, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    6:12
  • 15 Requiem:Requiem: XV. Libera Me, Requiem Aeternam
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    6:28
  • 16 Requiem: XVI. In Paradisum
    Dmitri Kitayenko, Oleg Yanchenko, Mikhail Lanskoi, Inna Polyanskaya, Lubov Sharnina, Alexei Martynov, Sveshnikov Boy's Chorus of The Moscow Choral School, Kaunas State Chorus, Academic Symphony Orchestra of Moscow State Philharmonic Society (Vyacheslav Artyomov)
    6:00
  • Total time: 01:16:09