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1) Kindly send to ''[[Velebín Urbánek|{{sic|Velebin|Velebín}} Urbánek]]'' in ''[[Prague]]'' one copy of "''[[The Enchantress]]''", and put all this on my account. | 1) Kindly send to ''[[Velebín Urbánek|{{sic|Velebin|Velebín}} Urbánek]]'' in ''[[Prague]]'' one copy of "''[[The Enchantress]]''", and put all this on my account. | ||
2) Kindly send ''Zverev'' <ref name="note1"/> my watch, which [[Aleksey]] has left somewhere with you. By all that's holy, Zverev asked me to sell him this watch; I flatly refused, but have allowed him to borrow it until the spring. | 2) Kindly send ''[[Zverev]]'' <ref name="note1"/> my watch, which [[Aleksey]] has left somewhere with you. By all that's holy, [[Zverev]] asked me to sell him this watch; I flatly refused, but have allowed him to borrow it until the spring. | ||
{{right|Yours, P. Tchaikovsky}} | {{right|Yours, P. Tchaikovsky}} | ||
What's this about you sending me keys? I have no keys whatsoever. If these were the keys for the ''present'', then let me know, I'll collect them from you on Sunday <ref name="note2"/>. | What's this about you sending me keys? I have no keys whatsoever. If these were the keys for the ''present'', then let me know, I'll collect them from you on Sunday <ref name="note2"/>. | ||
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==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
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<ref name="note1">Nikolay | <ref name="note1">[[Nikolay Zverev]] (1833-1893), pianist, and director of the [[Moscow]] Conservatory.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note2">At one of his concerts on 14/26 or 15/27 November, Tchaikovsky had been presented with a jewel-box, for which the keys were apparently in [[Jurgenson]]'s possession.</ref> | <ref name="note2">At one of his concerts on 14/26 or 15/27 November, Tchaikovsky had been presented with a jewel-box, for which the keys were apparently in [[Jurgenson]]'s possession.</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:06, 23 September 2023
| Date | 17/29 November 1887 |
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| Addressed to | Pyotr Jurgenson |
| Where written | Maydanovo |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2585) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с П. И. Юргенсоном, том 2 (1952), p. 73 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 263–264 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
17 ноября 1887 г[ода] с[ело] Майданово Милый друг!
Уж начинаются просьбы. 1) Потрудись послать в Прагу на имя Velebin Urbánek один экземпляр «Чародейки» и запиши все это в мой счёт. 2) Потрудись послать к Звереву мои часы, которые Алексей где-то у тебя поставил. Зверев Христом-Богом просил меня эти часы ему продать; я решительно отказал, но позволил до весны держать их у себя. Твой, П. Чайковский За какими ключами ты присылал ко мне? У меня никаких ключей не было. Если это ключи от поднесения, то дай знать, я привезу их тебе в воскресенье. |
17 November 1887 Village of Maydanovo Dear friend!
The requests have started already. 1) Kindly send to Velebin Urbánek in Prague one copy of "The Enchantress", and put all this on my account. 2) Kindly send Zverev [1] my watch, which Aleksey has left somewhere with you. By all that's holy, Zverev asked me to sell him this watch; I flatly refused, but have allowed him to borrow it until the spring. Yours, P. Tchaikovsky What's this about you sending me keys? I have no keys whatsoever. If these were the keys for the present, then let me know, I'll collect them from you on Sunday [2]. |
Notes and References
- ↑ Nikolay Zverev (1833-1893), pianist, and director of the Moscow Conservatory.
- ↑ At one of his concerts on 14/26 or 15/27 November, Tchaikovsky had been presented with a jewel-box, for which the keys were apparently in Jurgenson's possession.
