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|Date=24 March/5 April 1893&lt;br /&gt;
|To=[[Josef Bohuslav Foerster]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Place=[[Klin]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Language=French&lt;br /&gt;
|Autograph=[[Prague]] (Czechia): Private collection&lt;br /&gt;
|Publication={{bib|1949/47|J. B. Foerster. Jeho životní pouť a tvorba, 1859–1949}} [1949], p. 61&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{bibx|1950/3|Советская музыка}} (1950), No. 12, p. 87–88 (Russian translation)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{bib|1951/6|Очерки развития чешской музыкальной классики}} (1951), p. 376&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{bib|1981/80|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XVII}} (1981), p. 68–69&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
==Text and Translation==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Lettertext&lt;br /&gt;
|Language=French&lt;br /&gt;
|Translator=Brett Langston&lt;br /&gt;
|Original text={{right|Klin, neben Moskau&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;24 Mars/5 Avril 1893}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{centre|Mon cher ami!}}&lt;br /&gt;
Je ne sais si Vous avez reçu ma grande lettre écrite environ il y a un mois où je Vous ai détaillé les diverses impressions que Votre musique a produit sur moi. Comme je n&amp;#039;ai reçu de Vous aucune ligne accusant réception de ma lettre, je crains 1) ou bien qu&amp;#039;elle ne soit pas parvenue à son adresse, 2) ou bien que sans le vouloir je Vous aurais blessé en critiquant trop sévèrement vos œuvres. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Quant à Votre &amp;#039;&amp;#039;quatuor&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, qui m&amp;#039;est arrivé bientôt après l&amp;#039;envoi de ma lettre, je n&amp;#039;ai pu en faire la lecture que ces derniers jours, car il à fallu voyager tout ce temps-ci.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
D&amp;#039;abord permettez moi de Vous remercier cordialement pour l&amp;#039;honneur que Vous m&amp;#039;avez fait de me dédier cette œuvre. Soyez certain que j&amp;#039;apprécie on ne peut plus cet honneur et que j&amp;#039;en suis extrêmement touché. Puis il m&amp;#039;est particulièrement agréable de Vous dire, que ce quatuor me plaît beaucoup et que maintenant, plus que jamais je crois pouvoir Vous encourager aussi énergiquement que possible dans la voie épineuse d&amp;#039;un compositeur. Surtout la premiere partie me plaît la maestria que Vous y avez étalée. Courage, cher ami! Je suis sûr que Vous parviendrez à de beaux résultats. Je Vous embrasse tendrement. Mille compliments à Votre délicieuse femme.&lt;br /&gt;
{{right|P. Tschaikovsky}}&lt;br /&gt;
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|Translated text={{right|[[Klin]], near [[Moscow]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;24 March/5 April 1893}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{centre|My dear friend!}}&lt;br /&gt;
I do not know whether you received my long letter &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;, written about a month ago, in which I detailed the various impressions that your music has on me. Since I have not received from you a line acknowledging receipt of my letter, I am afraid that, 1) either it has not been received at your address, 2) or else that I have unintentionally offended you by criticising your works too harshly.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Regarding your &amp;#039;&amp;#039;quartet&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;, which I received soon after sending my letter, I have only been able to become acquainted with it these last few days, because all this time I have been obliged to travel.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
First of all permit me to thank you sincerely for the honour of having this work dedicated to me. Be assured that I could not be more appreciative of this honour, and I am deeply touched. Therefore it gives me particular pleasure to tell you that I like this quartet very much, and that now, more than ever, I believe I can encourage you as strongly as possible along the arduous path of composition. I particularly appreciate the skill you have demonstrated in the first movement. Courage, dear friend! I am sure you will achieve fine results. I kiss you tenderly. A thousand compliments to your delightful wife.&lt;br /&gt;
{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}}&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
==Notes and References==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Letter 4862]] to [[Josef Bohuslav Foerster]], 8/20 February 1893.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;[[Foerster]]&amp;#039;s String Quartet in E major, Op. 15 (1888-93), which he dedicated to Tchaikovsky.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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