Letter 2625

Tchaikovsky Research
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Date 23 December 1884/4 January 1885
Addressed to Pyotr Jurgenson
Where written Moscow
Language Russian
Autograph Location Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2478)
Publication П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XII (1970), p. 515

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English translation
By Brett Langston
23 дек[абря]

Вчера ты мне сказал по поводу концерта для альта Арендса, что если с фортепьяно, то: «ничего, можно». На сем основании я велел ему идти к тебе и поговорить. Очень советую.

П. Чайковский

23 December

Yesterday you told me with regard to Arends' viola concerto that if it's for the piano then: "nothing can be done". On that basis I told him to go and talk with you. I strongly advise it.

P. Tchaikovsky