Eduard Artemiev is primarily known as a composer who created a lot of soundtracks for Soviet and Russian films. He is called the Russian Ennio Morricone. In addition, Artemiev is a pioneer in the field of electronic music.
Childhood and youth
Maestro's date of birth is November 30, 1937. Edward was born an incredibly sickly child. When the newborn was only a couple of months old, he became seriously ill. Doctors did not give positive forecasts. The attending physician said he was a non-resident.
Prior to this, the family lived on the territory of Novosibirsk. When the head of the family found out about the terrible diagnosis of his son, he immediately moved his wife and Edward to Moscow. On duty, my father managed to gain a foothold in the capital, albeit not for long. Eduard was saved by local doctors.
The family constantly changed their place of residence, but as a teenager, Edward finally moved to the capital. The young man was taken in by his uncle, who was a professor at the Moscow Conservatory. For three years Artemiev studied at the choir school. During this period of time, he writes the first musical works.
In the 60s, Eduard graduated from the conservatory. He had a unique opportunity to get acquainted with the creator of the synthesizer. Artemiev invited a new acquaintance to study a musical instrument in the laboratory of the research institute. Eduard got acquainted with the sound of electronic music. At this time, his professional career started.
The creative path of the composer Eduard Artemyev
The debut of the maestro began with the fact that he wrote the musical accompaniment to the film "Towards a Dream". In the Soviet Union, the peak of space themes in art flourished at that time. To convey the cosmic atmosphere in the tapes, the directors needed electronic sound. Artemyev managed to satisfy the needs of Soviet filmmakers.
After the presentation of the film, in which Eduard's composition was performed, dozens of talented directors reached out to the maestro. Then he was lucky to meet Mikhalkov, with whom I would later connect not only working relations, but also strong friendship. All films of the director are accompanied by the works of Artemiev.
From the tape "Solaris" in 1972 started a long collaboration with Andrei Tarkovsky. The director was demanding on musical works, but Eduard always managed to create works that met the needs of the film director. The entire cinema community of that time was familiar with the name of the maestro.
When he had the opportunity to collaborate with Andrei Konchalovsky, he took advantage of this chance to the maximum. The director helped Edward visit the United States of America to record a composition for one of his films.
In Hollywood, he also began to collaborate with foreign filmmakers. He returned to his homeland only in the mid-90s at the request of Mikhalkov. The director again decided to use the talent of the composer.
The maestro wrote many compositions in the style of electronic and instrumental music. Symphonies and other classical works made a good impression not only on fans, but also on music critics. He wrote the compositions "Hang-gliding" and "Nostalgia" with the support of the poet Nikolai Zinoviev.
Details of privacy
Even in his student years, a girl named Isolde won his heart. She played Edward's works at concerts. An innocent acquaintance grew into friendship, and then into a relationship and a strong marriage. In the mid-60s, their family grew by one more. The woman gave birth to a son, who was named Artemy.
Once in the life of the composer, a situation arose that made him value his family with even greater force. Edward almost lost the dearest people in his life. The fact is that Isolde and her son were hit by a vehicle at full speed. They spent a long time in the hospital. Years of rehabilitation followed. Since that time, Artemyev tried to devote even more time to his relatives.
The son followed in the footsteps of a talented father. He works as an electronic music composer. Artemy owns the recording studio Electroshock Records. Father and son often record tracks and albums of their own composition at the studio. For example, in 2018, Edward released the musical work Nine Steps to Transformation.
Interesting facts about the composer
- Eduard is an expert of the international expert council of the Virtual Producer Center "Record v 2.0".
- Artemiev is a recognized leader of Russian electronic music.
- "Mosaic" is the first successful debut work in the field of electronic music.
- He wrote the opera Raskolnikov based on Dostoevsky's novel.
- In 1990, Eduard became president of the Russian Association of Electroacoustic Music.
Eduard Artemiev at the present time
Today he holds concerts on the territory of the Russian Federation. Most often, he pleases the Moscow audience with performances. His works can be heard in the Cathedral of Saints Paul and Peter.
