“The humblest man in my life.
Subtle humor, scrupulous attitude to trifles.
A real Russian composer, a modern Rachmaninov, one might say, ”he said in an interview with the Zvezda TV channel.
According to him, Artemiev managed to create "music for the ages."
In turn, the actor and director Vladimir Mashkov, in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper, called the composer a legend.
“I happened to work with Eduard Nikolaevich, he was a living legend, a passionate and, of course, an incredibly talented person,” the artist said.
Artemyev was hospitalized in early December.
He died in intensive care.