«new order of spiritual values», «masterpiece», «unforgettable and touching», «magnificent», «bravo». Some consider Artyomov as “one of the greatest living composers” (MusicWebInternational), “one of the most individual and distinctive composers not just in the music of his native Russia but in Western Classical music as a whole!” (Musical Opinion), for others “The series of issues and re-issues of the music of Vyacheslav Artyomov on Divine Art is one of the primary revival events of the past decade… It is time we celebrate his music—as the most bracing and original music of our times”(Classical Modern Music). Some reviewers recall that Mstislav Rostropovich, who ordered and performed three Artyomov's symphonies (two of them performed by Teodor Currentzis and Vladimir Ashkenazi were included in the present series), was absolutely visionary saying: “Artyomov has absolutely clear and unique composer’s image... Artyomov brings glory to our country and to Russian art”. The French edition Classica had remembered even the former persecutor of Artyomov—Tikhon Khrennikov, who “by the irony of history (like A.Salieri who after listening to Mozart’s Requiem in Amadeus said: «Forgive your assassin! Mozart!») also eventually recognized the greatness of his enemy” and after the performance of Artyomov's Requiem told journalists: “Artyomov is outstanding composer. His Requiem has raised Russian music to the unattainable previously height. I’m sure it is due to Artyomov that we have not only reached the European level in this genre, but surpassed its acmes—Requiems by Mozart and Verdi”. Christian edition The Christian Review writes: “The profound, spiritual nature of Vyacheslav Petrovich Artyomov’s music led the conductor Teodor Currentzis to liken the Russian composer, who was born in 1940 in Moscow and is considered Russia’s greatest living composer, to Anton Bruckner”. Due to the great interest in Artyomov's work, Divine Art decided to supplement the series by releasing new discs. Disc Astraea containing joint improvisations on non-orchestral instruments of composers V.Artyomov, S.Gubaidulina and V.Suslin was released in January 2020 (re-release of the 1994 disc). The Artyomov's eleventh CD (Album XI), which includes mostly unreleased chamber works by the composer, is expected in May 2020. (R.Gruzdkov. Way Up, 3, 2020) Works Symphony of the Way (tetralogy): Way to Olympus, a symphony 1978–1984 On the Threshold of a Bright World, a symphony 1990, 2002, rev.2013 Gentle Emanation, a symphony 1991, 2008 The Morning Star Arises, a symphony 1993 The Star of Exodus (trilogy): In Memoriam, a symphony with violin solo 1968, 1984