Letter 414
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | September or October 1875 [1] |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Sergey Taneyev |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Moscow: Russian State Archive of Literature and Art (ф. 880) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма (1951), p. 4 ("March–May 1875") П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 415 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Luis Sundkvist |
| Серёжа! Я получил от Юрг[енсона] отчаянное письмо. Просит как можно скорее голоса концерта. Ради Бога, сделайте сегодня корректуры, — хотя бы поверхностно, и доставьте их Петру Ивановичу.
Ваш П. Чайковский Когда я узнаю чудную интродукцию? |
Serezha! I have received a desperate letter from Jurgenson. He's asking for the parts for the concerto as quickly as possible [2]. For God's sake, do the proofreading today, even if it is only superficially, and deliver the proofs to Pyotr Ivanovich.
Yours P. Tchaikovsky When shall I find out about the wondrous introduction? [3]. |
Notes and References
- ↑ The original letter is undated, but the references to the proofs of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Taneyev's work on his Symphony No. 2 indicate that it was probably written in September or October 1875 (see also Letter 415).
- ↑ Taneyev proofread the orchestral parts of the Piano Concerto No. 1, which Pyotr Jurgenson would publish in October that year.
- ↑ The Introduction to Taneyev's Symphony No. 2 in B-flat minor. Taneyev completed the sketches for it in 1875, but did not start orchestrating it until early 1877. The symphony was never completed or published. The surviving manuscripts contain various comments by Tchaikovsky.
