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It Seems Like Yesterday

The book of the People’s Artist of Russia, Professor of the Russian Gnesin Academy of Music Friedrich Robertovich Lips tells about wonderful musicians – teachers, composers, conductors, performers, with whom fate brought him together. Possessing a bright literary gift, the author in detailed analytical articles, memoirs, small sketches creates living creative portraits of his contemporaries, who are now living, as well as those who have passed away in the last decade, talks about the events that made the artist’s life so rich. The book will be of great help to everyone who studies and performs modern music for accordion. Of undoubted interest for class work in the specialty are the annotations to the numerous CDs of the author.

The publication contains many photographs that complement the text.

The final section of the book is fact-based: world premieres of the author, discography, a list of scientific and methodological works, a brief biographical note.

The book is addressed to a wide range of readers: professionals and lovers of music, pupils and students of all levels of education in music schools. It is also recommended for use in lectures on the history of folk instrumental art.

“It Seems Like Yesterday” | ISBN 978-3-9519951-1-3

This book title has also been published in German:
„Als wäre es gestern gewesen“ | ISBN 978-3-9519951-0-6

The book is also available as E-book:
E-book in English | ISBN 978-3-9519951-3-7
E-book in German | ISBN 978-3-9519951-2-0