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EDWARD ARTEMIEV: "CRIME & PUNISHMENT" (2CD) This double CD, in a careful edition including a libretto, depicts an ambitious project of which famous composer Edward Artemiev has been a crucial part. It is the opera "Crime & Punishment" based on the famed novel by Fiodor Dostoievski. Sung in Russian by a remarkable cast of singers, the lyrics of the pieces have been written by well-known movie maker Andrei Konchalovsky, by M. Rozovsky, and by Y. Ryashentsev. The verses are Y. Ryashentsev's. The music, composed by Edward Artemiev, reflects not only the great talent by this artist but also his working skills to tackle such an exhausting project. The final result achieved by Artemiev lives up to all expectations. With his mastery to express with music what a novel or a script present in words, a mastery he has proved with his over 150 soundtracks, and with his peculiar style, where he can easily merge Electronic and Classical Music, Rock and other trends, Artemiev succeeds in re-creating Dostoievski's charismatic novel. VALERIANO GUIOL http://www.electroshock.ru/eng/edward/ |