This book – the collection of memoirs about outstanding musical and the public figure of Russia who has left a bright trace in domestic music of second half ХХ – the beginning of XXI-st century. The collection is interesting by many known people of our time aspiration of opening firstly consideration qualities of the composer. This work will help the reader to have a new look at a way of the master in music, to comprehend in a history context eternally vital topic «the artist and the power».