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<ref name="note2">This telegram has not survived.</ref> | <ref name="note2">This telegram has not survived.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note3">In a letter dated 15/27 January 1891, [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] informed Tchaikovsky that on receiving his telegram he had telegraphed [[Hermann Wolff]] to confirm that Tchaikovsky would be visiting America.</ref> | <ref name="note3">In a letter dated 15/27 January 1891, [[Pyotr Jurgenson]] informed Tchaikovsky that on receiving his telegram he had telegraphed [[Hermann Wolff]] to confirm that Tchaikovsky would be visiting America.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note4">On 19/31 January 1891, [[Jurgenson]] sent Tchaikovsky the list of people who had been invited to the composer's home at [[Frolovskoye]]: "Coming: [[Ziloti]], Ladukhin, [[Arensky]], [[Remezov]] and [[Jurgenson]]. Zverev — doubtful. [[Kashkin]] — not going".</ref> | <ref name="note4">On 19/31 January 1891, [[Jurgenson]] sent Tchaikovsky the list of people who had been invited to the composer's home at [[Frolovskoye]]: "Coming: [[Ziloti]], Ladukhin, [[Arensky]], [[Remezov]] and [[Jurgenson]]. [[Zverev]] — doubtful. [[Kashkin]] — not going".</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 23 September 2023
Date | 15/27 January 1891 |
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Addressed to | Pyotr Jurgenson |
Where written | Frolovskoye |
Language | Russian |
Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2745) |
Publication | Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского, том 3 (1902), p. 425 (abridged) П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с П. И. Юргенсоном, том 2 (1952), p. 197–198 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVI-А (1976), p. 33 Tchaikovsky in America. The composer's visit in 1891 (1986), p. 13 (English translation) |
Text and Translation
Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
15 января 1891 Милый друг!
Вольф мне прислал американское письмо того господина, который устроил моё приглашение. Это до того выгодно и легко, что было бы безумие упустить случаи съездить в Америку, о чём я так давно мечтал. Этим объясняется моя вчерашняя телеграмма. В Америке, где по телеграфу узнали, что у меня больна рука и что я не приеду, очень обеспокоились и ждут с нетерпением ответа: да или нет. Пожалуйста, собери сведения, кто и когда приедут ко мне в субботу и воскресенье. Отвечай сейчас же! Твои, П. Чайковский |
15 January 1891 Dear friend!
Wolff has sent me an American letter from that gentleman who arranged my invitation [1]. This is so advantageous and straightforward that it would be madness to miss out on the chance to go to America, which I have long dreamed of. This explains my telegram yesterday [2]. In America, where they learned by telegram that I had a bad hand, they were very concerned that I was not coming, and were impatiently waiting for a response: yes or no [3]. Please, put together a list of who and when are coming to see me on Saturday and Sunday [4]. Reply at once! Yours, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Hermann Wolff's letter to Tchaikovsky, dated 11/23 January 1891, enclosed a letter to the composer from Morris Reno, written on 28 December 1890/9 January 1891.
- ↑ This telegram has not survived.
- ↑ In a letter dated 15/27 January 1891, Pyotr Jurgenson informed Tchaikovsky that on receiving his telegram he had telegraphed Hermann Wolff to confirm that Tchaikovsky would be visiting America.
- ↑ On 19/31 January 1891, Jurgenson sent Tchaikovsky the list of people who had been invited to the composer's home at Frolovskoye: "Coming: Ziloti, Ladukhin, Arensky, Remezov and Jurgenson. Zverev — doubtful. Kashkin — not going".