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|Date=6/18 October 1891 | |||
|To=[[Aleksandr Ziloti]] | |||
|Place=[[Maydanovo]] | |||
|Language=Russian | |||
|Autograph=[[Klin]] (Russia): {{RUS-KLč}} (a{{sup|3}}, No. 3034) | |||
|Publication={{bibx|1908/5|Русская музыкальная газета}} (1908), No. 47, p. 1048 (dated "5 October" {{OS}}) (abridged)<br/>{{bibx|1963/33|Александр Ильич Зилоти, 1863–1945. Воспоминания и письма}} (1963), p. 129<br/>{{bib|1978/54|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XVI–А}} (1976), p. 226 | |||
}} | |||
==Text and Translation== | |||
{{Lettertext | |||
|Language=Russian | |||
|Translator=Brett Langston | |||
|Original text={{right|''6 окт[ября]''}} | |||
Милый Саша! Я согласен, но советую очень подумать, прежде чем решить. Ввиду моего участия в симфон[ическом] концерте, будет ли достаточно интересно для публики моё появление? Боюсь, чтобы ты не ошибся в этом отношении. Но, повторяю, как хочешь — я совершенно согласен. | |||
Обнимаю тебя. | |||
{{right|П. Чайковский}} | |||
Представь, до сих пор ещё не начал изучать Грига и Направника. | |||
|Translated text={{right|''6 October''}} | |||
Dear [[Aleksandr Ziloti|Sasha]]! I agree, but advise you to think very hard before deciding <ref name="note1"/>. In view of my participation in the symphony concert, would my appearance be sufficiently interesting for the public? I'm afraid you might be mistaken in this respect. But I repeat, as you wish — I completely agree. | |||
I hug you. | |||
{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}} | |||
Just imagine, until now I still haven't begun to study the [[Grieg]] and [[Nápravník]] <ref name="note2"/>. | |||
}} | |||
==Notes and References== | |||
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<ref name="note1">Tchaikovsky was replying to a letter from [[Aleksandr Ziloti]] dated 4/16 October 1891, inviting Tchaikovsky to take part in a proposed concert in [[Saint Petersburg]] on 11/23 December 1891. This concert did not ultimately take place.</ref> | |||
<ref name="note2">Tchaikovsky was conducting [[Edvard Grieg]]'s Piano Concerto in A minor, and the ''Fantasia on Russian Themes'' by [[Eduard Nápravník]] at [[Ziloti]]'s concert in [[Moscow]] on 6/18 November 1891, as well as the premiere of his own symphonic ballad ''[[The Voyevoda (symphonic ballad)|The Voyevoda]]''.</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 12:16, 29 March 2020
| Date | 6/18 October 1891 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Aleksandr Ziloti |
| Where written | Maydanovo |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 3034) |
| Publication | Русская музыкальная газета (1908), No. 47, p. 1048 (dated "5 October" [O.S.]) (abridged) Александр Ильич Зилоти, 1863–1945. Воспоминания и письма (1963), p. 129 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVI-А (1976), p. 226 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
6 окт[ября] Милый Саша! Я согласен, но советую очень подумать, прежде чем решить. Ввиду моего участия в симфон[ическом] концерте, будет ли достаточно интересно для публики моё появление? Боюсь, чтобы ты не ошибся в этом отношении. Но, повторяю, как хочешь — я совершенно согласен. Обнимаю тебя. П. Чайковский Представь, до сих пор ещё не начал изучать Грига и Направника. |
6 October Dear Sasha! I agree, but advise you to think very hard before deciding [1]. In view of my participation in the symphony concert, would my appearance be sufficiently interesting for the public? I'm afraid you might be mistaken in this respect. But I repeat, as you wish — I completely agree. I hug you. P. Tchaikovsky Just imagine, until now I still haven't begun to study the Grieg and Nápravník [2]. |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was replying to a letter from Aleksandr Ziloti dated 4/16 October 1891, inviting Tchaikovsky to take part in a proposed concert in Saint Petersburg on 11/23 December 1891. This concert did not ultimately take place.
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was conducting Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor, and the Fantasia on Russian Themes by Eduard Nápravník at Ziloti's concert in Moscow on 6/18 November 1891, as well as the premiere of his own symphonic ballad The Voyevoda.
