Arthur Pougin 
Short History of Russian Music [PDF ebook] 

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. From that day the young Russian school has worked with eager activity and has forged ahead. It has not merely asserted with regularity and increasing emphasis its existence and progress at home; it has also Spread abroad, moving in Germany mainly in the direction of dramatic, and in France of symphonic, music. The result is that the names of the musicians be longing to the school have been popularized on all sides, while their works have become familiar to everyone who cares to busy himself with matters of outstanding artistic importance.