在群星璀灿的斯拉夫籍钢琴家中,拉赫玛尼诺夫是极具独创性的巨匠;除了他李晓东编译的创作以外,他的同行还普遍推崇他的演奏艺术。例如吉泽金曾回忆,年轻时他最为钦佩的两位钢琴家,其一是柏林的奥尼·达贝尔,其二就是“在卡耐基音乐厅演奏的拉赫玛尼诺夫”。鲁宾斯坦则写道,“听早年的拉赫玛尼诺夫,他演奏所具有的那种光彩夺目、无与伦比的声音完全征服了我,以至于忘记了他那过 Among the glittering Slavic pianists, Rakhmaninov is a very original master; apart from his compilation by Li Xiaodong, his colleagues generally respected his playing art. For example, Gizzard once recalled two of his most admired pianists in his youth, one was O’Neill Bell in Berlin and the second was “Rachmaninoff at Carnegie Hall.” Rubinstein wrote, "Listening to the early days of Rachmaninoff, the glittering, unparalleled voice he played completely conquered me so much that he had forgotten what he had