Letter 567a - Revision history

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	Gracious Madam! Your nice letter <ref name="note1"/> afforded me the sweetest pleasure, both by the good news that it contains, and by the expressions of your personal sympathy for my works. If I am not mistaken, you completed your course at the [[Petersburg]] Conservatory, where you were to be found in my colleague Kross's classes. I have heard the most flattering reviews of your talent, and I am most pleased that such ~~a sympathetic~~ young artist writes to me with such warm compassion about the fate of my works in a foreign land. I confess that it pleases me far more than "''[[Liszt]]'s beaming face''", of which you wrote. Despite all his genius, despite all his enormous service to the arts, I know very well that [[Liszt]] is an ''insincere'' fellow and something of a ''play-actor''. He admires everything indiscriminately, and, for example, I know for a fact that he has spoken enthusiastically about ''[[Musorgsky]]''{{'}}s music; to share anyone's attention and sympathy alongside [[Musorgsky]] is deeply unflattering to me, and I do not believe it was possible to like [[Musorgsky]]'s music and at the same time to like mine. As regards the fact that the general public found parts of my symphony pleasing, then I am utterly delighted, since I have not generally been spoiled by enthusiasm, especially from a foreign audience. This winter my overture "[[Romeo and Juliet]]" was solemnly hissed; the same thing happened with this same overture on another occasion in [[Paris]].		Gracious Madam! Your nice letter <ref name="note1"/> afforded me the sweetest pleasure, both by the good news that it contains, and by the expressions of your personal sympathy for my works. If I am not mistaken, you completed your course at the [[Petersburg]] Conservatory, where you were to be found in my colleague Kross's classes. I have heard the most flattering reviews of your talent, and I am most pleased that such an agreeable young artist writes to me with such warm compassion about the fate of my works in a foreign land. I confess that it pleases me far more than "''[[Liszt]]'s beaming face''", of which you wrote. Despite all his genius, despite all his enormous service to the arts, I know very well that [[Liszt]] is an ''insincere'' fellow and something of a ''play-actor''. He admires everything indiscriminately, and, for example, I know for a fact that he has spoken enthusiastically about ''[[Musorgsky]]''{{'}}s music; to share anyone's attention and sympathy alongside [[Musorgsky]] is deeply unflattering to me, and I do not believe it was possible to like [[Musorgsky]]'s music and at the same time to like mine. As regards the fact that the general public found parts of my symphony pleasing, then I am utterly delighted, since I have not generally been spoiled by enthusiasm, especially from a foreign audience. This winter my overture "[[Romeo and Juliet]]" was solemnly hissed; the same thing happened with this same overture on another occasion in [[Paris]].

	I will be very glad sometime to express my sincere thanks and sympathy to you in person.		I will be very glad sometime to express my sincere thanks and sympathy to you in person.

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	Gracious Madam! Your nice letter <ref name="note1"/> afforded me the sweetest pleasure, both by the good news that it contains, and by the expressions of your personal sympathy for my works. If I am not mistaken, you completed your course at the [[Petersburg]] Conservatory, where you were to be found my colleague Kross's classes. I have heard the most flattering reviews of your talent, and I am most pleased that such a sympathetic young artist writes to me with such warm compassion about the fate of my works in a foreign land. I confess that it pleases me far more than "''[[Liszt]]'s beaming face''", of which you wrote. Despite all his genius, despite all his enormous service to the arts, I know very well that [[Liszt]] is an ''insincere'' fellow and something of a ''play-actor''. He admires everything indiscriminately, and, for example, I know for a fact that he has spoken enthusiastically about ''[[Musorgsky]]''{{'}}s music; to share anyone's attention and sympathy alongside [[Musorgsky]] is deeply unflattering to me, and I do not believe it was possible to like [[Musorgsky]]'s music and at the same time to like mine. As regards the fact that the general public found parts of my symphony pleasing, then I am utterly delighted, since I have not generally been spoiled by enthusiasm, especially from a foreign audience. This winter my overture "[[Romeo and Juliet]]" was solemnly hissed; the same thing happened with this same overture on another occasion in [[Paris]].		Gracious Madam! Your nice letter <ref name="note1"/> afforded me the sweetest pleasure, both by the good news that it contains, and by the expressions of your personal sympathy for my works. If I am not mistaken, you completed your course at the [[Petersburg]] Conservatory, where you were to be found in my colleague Kross's classes. I have heard the most flattering reviews of your talent, and I am most pleased that such a sympathetic young artist writes to me with such warm compassion about the fate of my works in a foreign land. I confess that it pleases me far more than "''[[Liszt]]'s beaming face''", of which you wrote. Despite all his genius, despite all his enormous service to the arts, I know very well that [[Liszt]] is an ''insincere'' fellow and something of a ''play-actor''. He admires everything indiscriminately, and, for example, I know for a fact that he has spoken enthusiastically about ''[[Musorgsky]]''{{'}}s music; to share anyone's attention and sympathy alongside [[Musorgsky]] is deeply unflattering to me, and I do not believe it was possible to like [[Musorgsky]]'s music and at the same time to like mine. As regards the fact that the general public found parts of my symphony pleasing, then I am utterly delighted, since I have not generally been spoiled by enthusiasm, especially from a foreign audience. This winter my overture "[[Romeo and Juliet]]" was solemnly hissed; the same thing happened with this same overture on another occasion in [[Paris]].

	I will be very glad sometime to express my sincere thanks and sympathy to you in person.		I will be very glad sometime to express my sincere thanks and sympathy to you in person.

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	==Notes and References==		==Notes and References==
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	<ref name="note1">Letter from an undated letter from [[Adele Hippius]] to Tchaikovsky, where she reported that the last two movements of his [[Symphony No. 2]] had been warmly received at a concert in [[~~Hanover~~]] on 8/20 May 1877, which had been attended by [[Franz Liszt]].</ref>		<ref name="note1">Letter from an undated letter from [[Adele Hippius]] to Tchaikovsky, where she reported that the last two movements of his [[Symphony No. 2]] had been warmly received at a concert in [[Hannover]] on 8/20 May 1877, which had been attended by [[Franz Liszt]].</ref>
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{{letterhead
|Date=23 May/4 June 1877
|To=[[Adele Hippius]]
|Place=[[Moscow]]
|Language=Russian
|Autograph={{locunknown}}
|Publication={{bibx|1903/31|Московские ведомости}} (12 Nov 1903)<br/>{{bib|1903/32}} (1903), p. 47<br/>{{bib|1981/80|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XVII}} (1981), p. 224
|Notes=Manuscript copy in [[Saint Petersburg]] (Russia): {{RUS-SPia}} (ф. 497, оп. 2, д. 22000)
}}
==Text and Translation==
Based on a handwritten copy in the {{RUS-SPia}}, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.
{{Lettertext
|Language=Russian
|Translator=Brett Langston
|Original text={{right|Москва<br/>1877 г[ода] мая 23}}
Милостивая государыня! Ваше милое письмо доставило мне самое искреннее удовольствие как по хорошим известиям, которые в нем заключаются, так и по выражениям Вашего личного сочувствия к моим трудам. Если я не ошибаюсь, Вы кончили курс в Петербургской консерватории, где находились в классе моего товарища Кросса. Я слышал о Вашем таланте самые лестные отзывы, и мне очень приятно, что такая симпатичная молодая артистка пишет мне с таким тёплым сочувствием о судьбе моего сочинения на чужбине. Признаюсь, что это меня радует гораздо более, чем «''сияющее лицо Листа''», о котором Вы пишете. Несмотря на весь свой гений, несмотря на свои громадные заслуги для искусства, мне очень хорошо известно, что Лист — человек ''неискренний'' и немножко ''комедиант''. Он поклонник всех без разбора, и я, например, знаю тот факт, что он с восторгом отзывался о музыке ''Мусоргского''; разделять внимание и сочувствие кого бы то ни было наряду с Мусоргским мне вовсе нелестно, и я не верю, чтобы можно было, любя музыку Мусоргского, любить в то же время и мою. Что касается того факта, что отрывки моей симфонии понравились вообще публике, — то это меня донельзя радует, так как я не избалован восторгами вообще, а иностранной публики тем более. Нынешней зимой в Вене моя увертюра «Ромео и Юлия» была торжественно ошикана; то же самое с тою же увертюрой и в то же время случилось в Париже.

Очень буду рад когда-нибудь лично выразить Вам мою искреннюю благодарность и симпатию.

Искренно преданный Вам,
{{right|П. Чайковский}}

|Translated text={{right|[[Moscow]]<br/>1877 May 23}}
Gracious Madam! Your nice letter <ref name="note1"/> afforded me the sweetest pleasure, both by the good news that it contains, and by the expressions of your personal sympathy for my works. If I am not mistaken, you completed your course at the [[Petersburg]] Conservatory, where you were to be found my colleague Kross's classes. I have heard the most flattering reviews of your talent, and I am most pleased that such a sympathetic young artist writes to me with such warm compassion about the fate of my works in a foreign land. I confess that it pleases me far more than "''[[Liszt]]'s beaming face''", of which you wrote. Despite all his genius, despite all his enormous service to the arts, I know very well that [[Liszt]] is an ''insincere'' fellow and something of a ''play-actor''. He admires everything indiscriminately, and, for example, I know for a fact that he has spoken enthusiastically about ''[[Musorgsky]]''{{'}}s music; to share anyone's attention and sympathy alongside [[Musorgsky]] is deeply unflattering to me, and I do not believe it was possible to like [[Musorgsky]]'s music and at the same time to like mine. As regards the fact that the general public found parts of my symphony pleasing, then I am utterly delighted, since I have not generally been spoiled by enthusiasm, especially from a foreign audience. This winter my overture "[[Romeo and Juliet]]" was solemnly hissed; the same thing happened with this same overture on another occasion in [[Paris]].

I will be very glad sometime to express my sincere thanks and sympathy to you in person.

Your sincerely devoted,
{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}}
}}
==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">Letter from an undated letter from [[Adele Hippius]] to Tchaikovsky, where she reported that the last two movements of his [[Symphony No. 2]] had been warmly received at a concert in [[Hanover]] on 8/20 May 1877, which had been attended by [[Franz Liszt]].</ref>
</references>
{{DEFAULTSORT:Letter 0567a}}