Word of the author
Forewords Joan Sommers, Helmi Harrington, Thomas Aßmus
Prelude
Yemanshelinsk - Travel to the Crimea - D.B. Kabalevsky in Artek
I tell you about my father ...
The first teacher - Victor Stepanovich Brysgalin
Magnitogorsk
In memory of Semyon Grigoryevich Eydinov (1911-1983)
A significant figure in folk instrument art - Sergey Mikhailovich Kolobkov
The bayan factory in Plyushchikha district
Klingenthal – 1969
Меssiaen‘s music for the first time on the bayan
The emergence of the ricochet on the bayan
"Old" New Year - The creation of the Third Sonata by Vl. Solotaryov
First recordings on All-Russian radio
The admission of Vl. Solotaryov in the Composers Union
Klingenthal – 1975. An irreplaceable loss
Two posters for a concert
Vladislav Solotaryov (1942 – 1975)
Letters of Vladislav Solotaryov to Fridrikh Lips
Let's talk about the bayan!
Ural Trio
What a song without bayan
The creation of the anthologies for bayan literature
An unsent letter - Alexander Kovtun (1957 – 1994)
Music festivals in Amsterdam and Lockenhaus
Мogens Ellegaard (1935 – 1995)
Walks with Аlexander Shurbin
Crying and complaining for bayan - Kirill Volkov
The story of a work - Edison Denisov
A missing concert for bayan - Alfred Shnittke
In memory of Mogens Ellegaard
You have to live long in Russia - Sergey Berinsky (1946-1998)
A beautiful bouquet from Tаtyana Sergeyeva
Autumn melody of Аlexander Kholminov
Roman Ledenyov. Russian landscape in the Back
In the dream garden of Mikhail Bronner
Melodies and rhythms of Efrem Podgaits
“Like a water-buffalo“ - Yuji Takahashi
Passion for Astor
“We don't keep what we have…“
When “editor“ is not a job, but a vocation
For the anniversary of Valery Petrov
An unforgettable meeting with maestro - Ivan Yakovlevich Panitsky
The road of his dream - In memory of the brother
In memory of V.L. Puchnovsky (1932-2014)
Kobson (1937-2018)
We lose a generation of talented musicians (not just through concert activities)
Memorable creative encounters
My eternal question - pedagogy or art of interpretation?
Anecdotes - Laugh more often!
First performances - World premieres.
CD recordings
Notes on the CDs
Scientific and methodical works
Biographical notes
Index of names