The article presents an overview of the materials included in the anniversary collection published due to the 140th anniversary N. K. Medtner’s birth. The festschrift brings together publications of authors from Russia, Germany, England, USA, diverse in genre and time (essays, analytical essays, conversations, memoirs). As a result, many facts of his dramatic bio­graphy and the composer’s work are perceived as a single text. The review discusses general concept of the publication, which consists of updated versions of articles—from reviews, and essays of the 1900–1920s to the works of contemporary authors. The article also defines the structure of the festschrift, which contains five sections. The first two are devoted to the life and work of Medtner as a whole, the third and fourth—issues of style, and the final one—the performance of the composer’s music. Cross-cutting topics giving this publication a monographic character are spotlighted. This allows in some cases to violate the “linear” principle of the review by combining articles from different sections.