The “Free Artist” in Moscow—Performance of the First Symphony and its Consequences 1893–1895

Rich musical harvest of the summer 1893—Settling down in rooms in “America,” Moscow—Op. 3, the Prélude in C sharp minor—Last meeting with Tchaikovsky—Conducting in Kiev—Tchaikovsky’s death—The Trio, Op. 9—Hard struggle for existence—The “Belayev Circle” in St. Petersburg—The First Symphony and its performance in St. Petersburg under Glazounov—Parting from Granny Boutakova in Novgorod