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.