The first book of the collection "Children album" contains 10 works, including all eight pieces previously published as “Adventures of Ivan”. The Adventures of Ivan is a suite of eight characterful piano miniatures by Aram Khatchaturian, the titles of which suggest a narrative or snapshots in the life of a young boy called Ivan. The second piece, also known as ‘Ivan Can’t Go Out Today’, scored in 3/8, has the dancing, swirling rhythms of a tarantella and is an exercise in coordination between the hands. It’s lively and dramatic, with crunchy harmonies, emphasized by accents to suggest Ivan’s frustration at being kept indoors. But the final C major chord suggests the sun has come out again and Ivan is allowed out to play.