[26] The uncle whose establishment the Tchaikovskys shared in 1855.
[27] At the instigation of Nicholas Rubinstein, the Musical Society paid the composers about 200 to 300 roubles for new works performed at their Symphony Concerts.
[28] Russian equivalent for “falling through.”
[29] A Little Russian folksong.
[30] Madame Rimsky-Korsakov, who was going to make the pianoforte arrangement of the symphony for four hands.
[31] Only the opening chapters of this work appeared.
[32] Many of the entries in Tchaikovsky’s diaries are so devoid of characteristic interest that I have thought fit to curtail the number of quotations in this volume, selecting only those which had some reference to his work or his views of life.—R. N.
[33] G. Kondratiev, baritone singer, and afterwards manager of the Maryinsky Theatre.
[34] Diminutive of Serge.
[35] By Moussorgsky.