Prologue : the historical context -- Return to Russia and first opera, 1848-53 -- Foreign tour, 1854-59 -- The founding of the Russian Music Society and Russia's first conservatory, 1859-67 -- Europe and America concert tour, 1867-73 -- A villa at Peterhof and operatic successes, 1873-85 -- The historical concerts and second term as director of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, 1885-91 -- Dresden, 1891-94.