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|Date= | |Date=19/31 May 1889 | ||
|To=[[ | |To=[[Sergey Taneyev]] | ||
|Place=[[ | |Place=[[Frolovskoye]] | ||
|Language=Russian | |Language=Russian | ||
|Autograph=[[ | |Autograph=[[Moscow]]: {{RUS-Mcl}} (ф. 880) | ||
|Publication={{bib| | |Publication={{bib|1951/54|П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма}} (1951), p. 160<br/>{{bib|1976/64|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XV–А}} (1976), p. 115 | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Text== | |||
==Text and Translation== | |||
{{Lettertext | {{Lettertext | ||
|Language=Russian | |Language=Russian | ||
|Translator= | |Translator=Luis Sundkvist | ||
|Original text={{right|'' | |Original text={{right|''19 мая''<br/>Фроловское}} | ||
Только что вернулся из Петербурга. Ант[он] Григ[орьевич] решительно отказывается дирижировать первым концертом и иначе как 6-го января не может. Очень обрадовался, что ты будешь у него играть, но условие—''sine qua non не'' его концерт, а классический по твоему выбору. Вообще, он не хочет играть ничего своего. Твой выход и всё остальное производит сенсацию. Как поживаешь? Когда увидимся? | |||
{{right|П. Чайковский}} | |||
Ввиду отказа Рубинштейна, я пригласил на первый концерт ''Римского-Корсакова''. | |||
|Translated text={{right|''19 May''<br/>[[Frolovskoye]]}} | |||
{{right| | I've only just returned from [[Petersburg]]. [[Anton Grigoryevich]] categorically refuses to conduct at the first concert, and apart from 6th January he can make no other date <ref name="note1"/>. I was very glad that you are going to play under his baton, but the ''sine qua non'' condition is that it is not a concerto by him, but a classical one of your choice. In general, he doesn't want to perform any of his own works. Your resignation, and everything else, is causing a sensation <ref name="note2"/>. | ||
| | How are you getting on? When shall we meet? <ref name="note3"/> | ||
{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}} | |||
In view of [[Anton Rubinstein|Rubinstein]]'s refusal, I have invited ''[[Rimsky-Korsakov]]'' for the first concert <ref name="note4"/>. | |||
}} | }} | ||
==Notes and References== | |||
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<ref name="note1">The board of directors of the [[Moscow]] branch of the Russian Musical Society had decided to engage new conductors for each of its symphonic concerts that season in order to attract larger audiences. Tchaikovsky, as a member of the board, was helping with these negotiations, and during his recent visit to [[Saint Petersburg]] he had spoken about this to [[Anton Rubinstein]] (who had once again assumed the directorship of the imperial capital's Conservatory) — note by Vladimir Zhdanov in {{bib|1951/54|П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма}} (1951), p. 160.</ref> | |||
<ref name="note2">[[Taneyev]], weary of his administrative duties and wishing to have more time for composition (as he had explained in a letter to Tchaikovsky on 11/23 April 1889), had resigned from the post of director of the [[Moscow]] Conservatory. [[Vasily Safonov]] was appointed as his successor, but this appointment was not without its complications, because [[Safonov]] insisted that [[Karl Albrecht]] be dismissed from the post of inspector: Tchaikovsky interceded on behalf of his old friend, and in the end [[Albrecht]] was given the opportunity to tender his resignation instead. [[Aleksandra Hubert]] was appointed in his place (see [[Letter 3859]] to [[Nadezhda von Meck]], 19/31 May 1889) — note by Vladimir Zhdanov in {{bib|1951/54|П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма}} (1951), p. 160.</ref> | |||
<ref name="note3">[[Taneyev]] paid a brief visit to [[Frolovskoye]] on 21 May/2 June. See the diary entry for that day in {{bib|1973/106|The Diaries of Tchaikovsky}} (1973), p. 280.</ref> | |||
<ref name="note4">In the 1889–90 season the first RMS symphonic concert in [[Moscow]] was conducted by [[Rimsky-Korsakov]], and the sixth (on 6/18 January 1890) by [[Anton Rubinstein]] — note by Vladimir Zhdanov in {{bib|1951/54|П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма}} (1951), p. 160.</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Latest revision as of 22:31, 14 July 2022
| Date | 19/31 May 1889 |
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| Addressed to | Sergey Taneyev |
| Where written | Frolovskoye |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Moscow: Russian State Archive of Literature and Art (ф. 880) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма (1951), p. 160 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XV-А (1976), p. 115 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Luis Sundkvist |
19 мая Фроловское Только что вернулся из Петербурга. Ант[он] Григ[орьевич] решительно отказывается дирижировать первым концертом и иначе как 6-го января не может. Очень обрадовался, что ты будешь у него играть, но условие—sine qua non не его концерт, а классический по твоему выбору. Вообще, он не хочет играть ничего своего. Твой выход и всё остальное производит сенсацию. Как поживаешь? Когда увидимся? П. Чайковский Ввиду отказа Рубинштейна, я пригласил на первый концерт Римского-Корсакова. |
19 May Frolovskoye I've only just returned from Petersburg. Anton Grigoryevich categorically refuses to conduct at the first concert, and apart from 6th January he can make no other date [1]. I was very glad that you are going to play under his baton, but the sine qua non condition is that it is not a concerto by him, but a classical one of your choice. In general, he doesn't want to perform any of his own works. Your resignation, and everything else, is causing a sensation [2]. How are you getting on? When shall we meet? [3] P. Tchaikovsky In view of Rubinstein's refusal, I have invited Rimsky-Korsakov for the first concert [4]. |
Notes and References
- ↑ The board of directors of the Moscow branch of the Russian Musical Society had decided to engage new conductors for each of its symphonic concerts that season in order to attract larger audiences. Tchaikovsky, as a member of the board, was helping with these negotiations, and during his recent visit to Saint Petersburg he had spoken about this to Anton Rubinstein (who had once again assumed the directorship of the imperial capital's Conservatory) — note by Vladimir Zhdanov in П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма (1951), p. 160.
- ↑ Taneyev, weary of his administrative duties and wishing to have more time for composition (as he had explained in a letter to Tchaikovsky on 11/23 April 1889), had resigned from the post of director of the Moscow Conservatory. Vasily Safonov was appointed as his successor, but this appointment was not without its complications, because Safonov insisted that Karl Albrecht be dismissed from the post of inspector: Tchaikovsky interceded on behalf of his old friend, and in the end Albrecht was given the opportunity to tender his resignation instead. Aleksandra Hubert was appointed in his place (see Letter 3859 to Nadezhda von Meck, 19/31 May 1889) — note by Vladimir Zhdanov in П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма (1951), p. 160.
- ↑ Taneyev paid a brief visit to Frolovskoye on 21 May/2 June. See the diary entry for that day in The Diaries of Tchaikovsky (1973), p. 280.
- ↑ In the 1889–90 season the first RMS symphonic concert in Moscow was conducted by Rimsky-Korsakov, and the sixth (on 6/18 January 1890) by Anton Rubinstein — note by Vladimir Zhdanov in П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма (1951), p. 160.
