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Edward Artemiev is a legendary name in the world of experimental electroacoustics. One of its true pioneers, he was academically schooled in Moscow and then introduced to synthesizers in the form of prototypes constructed by mathematician and engineer Yevgeniy Murzin in 1960. Artemiev quickly mastered the medium and became one of the most original soundscape composers around - as he still is today. In the West, his name will always be associated with his trailblazing soundtrack work for three of the Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky's films: "Solaris" (1972), "The Mirror" (1975) and "Stalker" (1979)
Edward Artemiev is a legendary name in the world of experimental electroacoustics. One of its true pioneers, he was academically schooled in Moscow and then introduced to synthesizers in the form of prototypes constructed by mathematician and engineer Yevgeniy Murzin in 1960. Artemiev quickly mastered the medium and became one of the most original soundscape composers around - as he still is today. In the West, his name will always be associated with his trailblazing soundtrack work for three of the Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky's films: "Solaris" (1972), "The Mirror" (1975) and "Stalker" (1979). This CD is the ultimate collection of these suggestive works, which seem not to have aged at all over the years. Tracks from the trilogy are interwoven to fine effect, creating a suite of unsurpassed imaginative force. These scores may just be the finest example of film soundtracking ever committed to disc, and the compilation is a fitting tribute to them, creating something new by combining the tracks instead of slavishly releasing them in their entirety on separate discs. Finally, the record closes with Dedication to Andrei Tarkovsky , composed by Artemiev in 1989 in honor of his friend and collaborator, who died in Paris in 1986, aged 54. - Steven Fruitman ("AmbiEntrance")
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EAN: 0889253340220 UPC: 889253340220
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