Vyacheslav Artyomov - Way (1990)

To complete the postings of Artyomov's music that I have, here's Way.  Another in the series from when the final-stage, gradually opening up Soviet Union caught the CD bug and pressed dozens of mostly classical releases, it compiles three recordings from the mid 80s.

The first of these is the eerie drift of Tristia, written in 1983 for piano, organ, trumpet and vibraphone with string group.  The sustained atmosphere it creates makes Tristia my standout track on this album.  Then there's two symphonic works: In Memoriam, completed 1984, with a sprawling solo violin part, and the first in Artyomov's Symphony Of The Way series, Way To Olympus, also finished in 1984.  This 33-minute work gives the brass a thorough workout before crashing to an end with an organ chord, having evoked the epic journey of its title.

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Previously posted at SGTG:
Elegies
Invocations
Requiem