Martynov Edition

Featuring

Georgi Zhuravlev
Tatiana Grindenko
Andrey Kotov
Alexei Lubimov
Evgeny Bushkov
Artem Markin

Academy of Early Music Ensemble of the Moscow Philharmonic
Grand Children Choir named after Viktor Popov
Dmitri Pokrovsky Ensemble
Opus Posth Ensemble
Sirin-Ensemble
New Russia State Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Choir of Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve
Vladimir Symphony Orchestra
Vladimir Martynov

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Performer Biography

Tatiana Grindenko, director and solo violinist for Opus Posth Ensemble, is a laureate of many international competitions and has had works written for her by composers like Schnittke, Pärt, and Martynov.

Composer Biography

Vladimir Martynov, the composer, graduated from the Moscow Conservatory and, at age 25, broke with the avant-garde movement, which was forbidden in the USSR at the time.

Performer Biography

The Dmitri Pokrovsky Folk Ensemble, founded in 1973, was the first professional group to study and perform Russian folk music from authentic village musicians.

Composer Biography

Martynov is a multi-faceted musician, having been a rock-musician in two Moscow bands, a researcher of Western European music and Russian liturgical chants, and a professor at the Moscow Theological Academy.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Martynov turned away from subjective creativity, embracing a 'non-composed' music based on traditional principles like modality and repetitiveness, similar to folk music and liturgical chants.

Composer's Artistic Vision

For Martynov, composed music has strayed from the 'eternal verities of universal music,' while traditional practices are closer to the primal musical source.

Performer Biography

Alexei Lubimov, a pianist on this album, is known for his performances of John Cage and Terry Riley, and founded the Moscow Baroque Quartet to pioneer harpsichord and fortepiano performances in the USSR.