Contents

The dawn of music in Russia -- The Russian opera prior to Glinka -- Michael Ivanovich Glinka -- Glinka's operas -- Dargomijsky -- Serov -- Anton Rubinstein -- Balakirev and his disciples -- Personal memories of Balakirev's circle -- Moussorgsky -- Borodin and Cui -- Rimsky-Korsakov -- Tchaikovsky -- Conclusion.