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Excerpt from Masters of Russian Song, Vol. 2 of 2: Twenty-Five Songs by Balakireff, Tschaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Borodine, Gretchaninoff and Rachmaninoff The former, also well known as one of the world's leading pianists, comes of an old aristocratic family; and a spirit of noble plasticity, of earnest pathos and a singular high minded aloofness give the stamp to his work. He is closer to Tchaikovsky than any other modern Russian, and holds the work of the older master in almost fanatical reverence. From the pages of his lyrics speaks a deep love for the nature of the Russian countryside, a descriptive power derived from the mystic forces of the soil, and a tenderness and delicacy of detail which may stand side by side with Turgenieff's delineations of Russian landscape. Considering, further, his impeccable accuracy of drawing, and an uncommon gift for color ful instrumentation, Rachmaninoff indeed seems entitled to rank among the most ao complished composers of our time, as in fact - in whatever concerns nobility of feeling and aversion to compromise - he most nearly approaches the classical ideal of what a com poser ought to be! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."