This book, dedicated to the 75th anniversary of Valentin Silvestrov, presents texts about him by world-famous composers and musicians Sofia Gubaidulina, Gia Cancelli, Arvo Pert, Gidon Kremer, poet Olga Sedakova, etc., as well as conversations with composer Philosopher Kostya musicologist Alla Weisband. Combining memories and theoretical judgments about the work of Valentin Silvestrov, the book creates a three-dimensional, multidimensional portrait of the composer, tells about his new works and offers the reader his own views on music.
The publication is presented to readers in a thorough preface by Ivan Dziuba.
The book is accompanied by a DVD with audio recordings of Valentin Silvestrov's works of the last decade performed by the composer.