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For God's sake send me a pass for today's concert. I swear that this is for a very poor young lady. | For God's sake, send me a pass for today's concert. I swear that this is for a very poor young lady. | ||
{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}} | {{right|P. Tchaikovsky}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 23 February 2024
| Date | 1872 [1] |
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| Addressed to | Nikolay Rubinstein and Karl Albrecht |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Moscow (Russia): Russian National Museum of Music (ф. 37, No. 81) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 294 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Николай Григорьевич!
или Карл Карлович! Ради Бога, пришли мне контрамарку на сегодняшний концерт. Клянусь, что это для очень бедной девушки. П. Чайковский |
For God's sake, send me a pass for today's concert. I swear that this is for a very poor young lady. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Dated to the year 1872 by Karl Albrecht. The date of the Russian Musical Society concert and the identity of Tchaikovsky's guest are both unknown.
