Letter 3829a
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 27 March/8 April 1889 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Franz Schäffer |
| Where written | Paris |
| Language | German |
| Autograph Location | unknown [1] |
| Publication | Tschaikowsky-Gesellschaft Mitteilungen, Heft 14 (2007), p. 5 Tschaikowsky-Gesellschaft Mitteilungen, Heft 19 (2012), p. 121 (last sentence incomplete) |
Text and Translation
| German text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Paris 8 Avril 1889 Hochgeehrter Herr Schäffer!
Soeben schicke ich zu Ihnen die Correcturen
Leider habe ich nicht die Zeit gehabt, die 3 letzten Sätze von op. 11 durchzusehen. Bitte lassen Sie die Revision von einem guten Musiker machen. Im Concert habe ich viel Fehler gefunden!!! Hochachtungsvoll, P. Tschaïkovsky Ich fahre gleich nach London un[d] nach 3 Tagen nach Tiflis, Caucasus. |
Paris 8 April 1889 Highly respected Herr Schäffer!
I am just now sending you the proofs
Unfortunately I did not have the time to look through the 3 last movements of Op. 11. Please have a good musician undertake the revision. I found many mistakes in the concerto!!! Respectfully, P. Tchaikovsky I am leaving for London now, and 3 days later for Tiflis, Caucasus. |
Notes and References
- ↑ The autograph was advertised for sale by International Autograph Auctions Europe S.L. (Marbella) on 29 November 2022 [1]. It had previously been auctioned on 14 November 2008 at the Hôtel Drouot, Paris [2], and was subsequently owned by the Musée des lettres et manuscrits in Paris, until the closure of that institution in 2015.
- ↑ Tchaikovsky had been correcting new editions of his Piano Concerto No. 1 and String Quartet No. 1 for the German publisher Rahter.
