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Minimalism and mysticism
Vladimir Martynov, church music teacher in the Sergei Pasade monastery in Zagorsk, who is far away from the conventional musical structures, is atypical in the modern musical panorama. He is the only Russian composer to research into minimalism, which combines not only technical composition but also a philosophical concept: "the minimal structures encompass the essence of being, this mystical aspect is essential for 
minimalist music to get over the technicality that American composers, before they approached minimalism, could not get over ", the composer tells us. The world premier of his Partita No.l for violin, published by Sikorsky, was played by Gidon Kremer. Vladimir Martynov concentrates his production on choral church music and music for percussion instruments. His recovery, decrypting and interpretation of antique texts started the renaissance of the orthodox musical lithurgy in the 80's in the ex-Soviet Union, the priceless patrimony of a millennium of history of the Orthodox Church was brought to the attention of the world by the concerts and recordings of the Moscow Orthodox Partriarchate Male Choir.
Martynov is known in the West for his numerous compositions for percussion instruments, presented by the Mark Pekarsky Percussion Ensemble in the main European festivals (Wiener Modern, Festival of Monaco, Helsinki Festival, the Basel Festival). "He is the composer for percussion" says Mark Pekarsky " of all the artistes who have dedicated their work to us (over one hundred compositions have been written specially for Mark Pekarsky), Martynov emerges for the depth of research he has carried out on our instruments you have to look for the total involvement that his music often elicits in the personality and behaviour of the artist". Some of the most important works by Martynov are the Requiem for Choir and Strings, the Apocalypse based on St. John's Apocalypse, a composition published by Schott, for over a hundred singers and the Daily Routine for Percussion instruments. In 1993 Martynov wrote the Magnificat on the Fifth note/tone?? for counter tenor and strings: the work commissioned by the Itaca association for the fifth edition of Musicarte the International Festival of Early Music in Bajo Dora, Piemont Italy. The world premier of the Magnificat took place in Ivrea and was transmitted by RAI the Italian Radio. It was replicated at the Piccolo Teatro in Milan in 1995, at Gidon Kremer's Lockenhaus Festival in 1996 and on numerous Italian tours. ItacaInforma |
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World premiere of complete work February 18, 2009 London Royal Festival Hall, United Kingdom Vladimir MARTYNOV, Opera VITA NUOVA More Info The Monk Thogmey's Thirty-Seven Precepts - new disk of Anton Batagov is released More Info The 1st International Festival of Joint Projects "Amplitude" 25th, 28th of September More Info LONG ARMS FEST- 4 (2007) September 27-30, October 6-27 -- FOURTH presentation of the MAIN INTERNATIONAL VANGUARD FORUM OF TWO CAPITALS -- LONG ARMS in Moscow and APOSITION FORUM in St. Petersburg. More Info 10 April, 2007, concert In memory of Nick DMITRIEV Dom Cultural Center more info 13, 14 of November, 2006 Moscow Composers Orchestra on London Jazz Festival More Info LONG ARMS FESTIVAL - 3 September 27 - October 4, Moscow, 2006 DOM Cultural Centre More Info 8, 9, 10 of July 2006 the play "Mozart and Salieri. Requiem" by Vladimir Martynov music. 14, 16, 17 of July the play "Song XXIII. Interment of Patrokl. Games" by Vladimir Martynov music More Info 10th of April, 2006 Nick, we remember you... A film about Nick Dmitriev is now available for download. The film was shown in 2004 on Russian Channel TV Culture DivX (300 mb) download now 23d of November - 2nd of December, 2005 5 performances of "Unorthodox Chants" Project in UK and Belgium More Info 17th-19th of November, 2005 Festival in Tokyo in memory of Nick Dmitriev More Info 1st-10th of October 2005, Long Arms Festival - 2 in memory of Nick Dmitriev see website 1st of July, 2004, 19:00 OPUS POSTH Ensemble performs THE SEVEN LAST WORDS OF OUR SAVIOUR ON THE CROSS by Joseph Haydn Kozitsky lane., house 5 metro Puschkinskaya, Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya information - 299-2262 LONG ARMS new music festival in memory of Nick Dmitriev  from May 15 till 19 IN CONCERT STUDIO M.Nikitskaya str., 24 organized by DEVOTIO MODERNA CENTER and RADIO CULTURE GTRK composers Martynov, Batagov, Karmanov, Aigi, Zagny, Pelecis, Rabinovich, Semzo, Glass, Dresher and others performers Tatiana Grindenko, Galina Muradova, OPUS POSTH ensemble, Anton Batagov, Sergei Zagny, Alexey Aigi, 4.33 ensemble, Tibor Semzo, GORDIAN KNOT ensemble, ALKONOST choir and others book tickets |
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