is music that dares simply to exist, shining like the sun, allowing us to bask in its warmth … The first part of the tetralogy, the Way to Olympus, is stunning ... Artyomov's On the Threshold of a Bright World is even more rare – it is a work of genius" (Octavio Roca. The Washington Times, September 24, 1990) "What cannot be emphasized too strongly is the nobility and sincerity of genuine spirituality which informs so much of Artyomov's art. It is an astounding creation, occupying a unique place for its composer and for Russian music in the last quarter of the 20th century." (Robert Matthew-Walker. "Elegies" CD by Olympia, 1993). "In the age of minimalism and abstraction Artyomov stands apart – his music is created to serve a greater purpose, much in the same way as the later works of Scriabin and the music of Messiaen." (Stephen A. Whealton. Way to Olympus CD by Mobile Fidelity, 1989) "Vyacheslav Artyomov is considered by many to be Russia's greatest living composer ... His music is deep, ultimately spiritual and brilliantly crafted, with influences from the Russian symphonic tradition colored by Mahler, Honegger and Messiaen to name a few – but melded into a unique voice." (Kathryn Marshall. "Divine Art", 2016) "Artyomov writes big, ambitious tunes; listening to his music — and also on this Way to Olympus CD – we always feel small; Artyomov is a being who understands and has mastery of the universe while we are merely hairless monkeys on a speck of dust on the distant tip of the Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way." (JMC. The Chronicle, 13 September 2018. www.chronicleseries.co.uk) Digest of press reviews on Artyomov’s ten CDs released by Divine Art during last three years (see “Quotations” below). For the first time in recent decades, enthusiastic assessments of contemporary Russian culture have appeared in the foreign press. The reason was a series of ten CDs with recording of works by the Russian composer Vyacheslav Artyomov, which was released by the English-American company Divine Art as a tribute to the composer on the occasion of his 80th anniversary. The series has provoked great public resonance to Artyomov's music and the avalanche of reviews in popular music editions like Gramophone, American Record Guide, Pizzicato, Musical Opinion, Fanfare, The Classical Reviewer, etc. They often contain expressions such as «the most unusual talent today», «a work of exceptional beauty»,