Excerpt from The Russian Song Books, Vol. 2: A Selection of Songs From the Works of Russian Composers; Songs for a Soprano Voice The Russian Song Books do not claim to consist wholly of gems Of classical music, nor yet of that class Of lyric known in England as the popular ballad. An attempt is here made to combine both elements, and to cater for varied tastes and interpretative capacities. Examples by leaders of the Russian School are included in the series, and also a few songs by minor composers which are great favourites in their own country. In each case the words have been translated direct from the Russian, and represent an effort to echo as faithfully as possible the sense and sentiment of the original texts. The following details respecting the composers Of these songs, treated in alphabetical order, may be Of interest to singers. 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.