Handwritten notes for the song "I met a girl", written by Oscar Feltsman

Oscar Feltsman is an outstanding Soviet and Russian composer. He wrote music in a wide variety of genres, but the songs that brought him the most fame. He is also the author of operettas, ballets, music for films and theatrical productions. In songwriting, Oscar Feltsman collaborated with famous poets, including Andrei Voznesensky, Rasul Gamzatov, Mark Lisyansky, Lev Oshanin, Robert Rozhdestvensky and many others.

Peter Gradov is a Soviet and Russian poet, and at the same time the author of the lyrics of more than 200 songs. Songs based on poems by Peter Gradov were included in their repertoire by popular performers: Iosif Kobzon, Lev Leshchenko, Valentina Tolkunova, Lyudmila Gurchenko and others.

The song tells about a fleeting meeting and the sympathy that arose between a guy and a girl. The text is quite simple and uncomplicated, but memorable and reflects feelings that are understandable to many. Feltsman's music is characteristic of his style – melodic, light, catchy. The song is often performed at a lively tempo.