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|Date=14/26 November 1891<br />
|To=[[Pavel Peterssen]]<br />
|Place=[[Maydanovo]]<br />
|Language=Russian<br />
|Autograph=[[Saint Petersburg]] (Russia): {{RUS-SPsc}} (ф. 124, No. 4651, л. 14–15)<br />
|Publication={{bib|1978/54|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XVI–А}} (1976), p. 273<br />
}}<br />
==Text and Translation==<br />
{{Lettertext<br />
|Language=Russian<br />
|Translator=Brett Langston<br />
|Original text={{right|''14 ноября''<br/>''г[ород] Клин, Моск[овской] губ[ернии]''}}<br />
{{centre|Дорогой Павел Леонтьевич!}}<br />
Простите, простите, простите! Брат пишет мне, что Вы, хотя и ''сокрушаетесь'' о случившемся, но принимаете моё предложение. Ужасно Вам благодарен. «''Воевода''» оказался совершенно неудачным произведением и предан уничтожению. Вместо него я должен непременно появиться на эстраде ''Муз[ыкального] общ[ества]'' с новой вещью, — а так как нового у меня теперь только ''балет'', то я выберу несколько нумеров, наиболее подходящих для концерта, и инструментую их так, чтобы к февралю было готово. Из двух февральских концертов мне больше бы хотелось последний, ибо чем больше времени, тем лучше: я больше сделаю. Недели через две мы увидимся в Петербурге и переговорим обо всем устно.<br />
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Обнимаю Вас, и ещё раз спасибо, что не сердитесь. Семейству Вашему и Ауэру кланяюсь усердно!<br />
{{right|Ваш, П. Чайковский}}<br />
Позвольте отложить уплату долга за переписку партий «''Воеводы''» до личного свиданья.<br />
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|Translated text={{right|''14 November''<br/>Town of [[Klin]], [[Moscow]] province''}}<br />
{{centre|Dear [[Pavel Leontyevich]]!}}<br />
Forgive me, forgive me, forgive me! My brother writes to me that you, although ''upset'' by what happened, you have accepted my proposal <ref name="note1"/>. I am terribly grateful to you. "''[[The Voyevoda (symphonic ballad)|The Voyevoda]]''" turned out to be a wholly unsuccessful work and it has been destroyed. Instead I must certainly appear on the platform of the ''Musical Society'' with something new, — and since I currently only have a new ''ballet'', then I will select some of the most appropriate numbers for the concert, and score them so that they will be ready for February. Out of the two February concerts, I would much rather prefer the latter, because the more time there is the better; I have a great deal to do. In two weeks' time we'll see each other in [[Petersburg]] and discuss everything then.<br />
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I embrace you, and thank you once more for not being angry. My deepest respects to your family and to [[Auer]]!<br />
{{right|Yours, P. Tchaikovsky}}<br />
Permit me to postpone the money payment for the copying of the parts of "''[[The Voyevoda (symphonic ballad)|The Voyevoda]]''" until we meet in person.<br />
}}<br />
==Notes and References==<br />
<references><br />
<ref name="note1">Tchaikovsky had been due to conduct his symphonic ballad "''[[The Voyevoda (symphonic ballad)|The Voyevoda]]''" at a Russian Musical Society concert in [[Saint Petersburg]] on 14/26 December 1891. But after conducting the premiere of the work on 6/18 November 1891 in [[Moscow]], Tchaikovsky became highly critical of it, and destroyed the score. The composer's brother [[Modest]] asked [[Peterssen]] to postpone Tchaikovsky's appearance until February 1892, by which time he would substitute a new work in the place of the symphonic ballad.</ref><br />
</references></div>Brett