Letter 2552

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Date 20 September/2 October 1884
Addressed to Aleksandra Hubert
Where written Pleshcheyevo
Language Russian
Autograph Location Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 43)
Publication Прошлое русской музыки. Материалы и исследования ; том 1 (1920), p. 28
П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XII (1970), p. 443

Text and Translation

Russian text
(original)
English translation
By Brett Langston
Плещеево
20 сент[ября]

Баташа! Не забыли ли отправить мои письма? Я до сих пор не получаю ответа от Направника, а мне ответ нужен.

Простите, что понедельник не поспел заехать.

Обнимаю Вас и Тонющку.

Ваш П. Чайковский

Pleshcheyevo
20 September

Batasha! Did you forget to send my two letters? I still haven't had a reply from Nápravník [1], and I need an answer.

Sorry I didn't manage to call on you on Monday [2].

I hug you and Tonyushka [3].

Yours P. Tchaikovsky

Notes and References

  1. See Letter 2550 to Eduard Nápravník, 14/26 September 1884.
  2. Tchaikovsky had been in Moscow on Monday 17/29 September 1884.
  3. "Tonyushka" was Nikolay Hubert, Aleksandra's husband.