Rimsky-Korsakov wrote that while teaching at the Conservatory he soon became "possibly its very best pupil , judging by the quantity and value of the information it gave me!"
Rimskii-Korsakov escribe que mentres daba clases no Conservatorio axiña «convertinme posiblemente no seu mellor pupilo , a xulgar pola cantidade e calidade da información que me subministrou!».