Letter 328

Tchaikovsky Research
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Date October or November 1873
Addressed to Pyotr Jurgenson
Where written Moscow
Language Russian
Autograph Location Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2174)
Publication П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 336

Text and Translation

Russian text
(original)
English translation
By Brett Langston
Милый друг!

Извини, что надоедаю. Пришли мне, пожалуйста, 15 р[ублей] с[еребром] в счёт гонорария за пиэсы. Я у тебя уже взял 20, да теперь 15 — итого 35.

П. Чайковский

Пожалуйста, извини.

Dear friend!

I'm sorry for bothering you. Please send me 15 silver rubles in lieu of fees for the pieces [1]. I've already had 20, and now a further 15 — making 35.

P. Tchaikovsky

Please, forgive me.

Notes and References

  1. The Six Pieces, Op. 19, for piano.