Letter 4992
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 27 July/8 August–28 July/9 August 1893 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Pyotr Jurgenson |
| Where written | Klin |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2841) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с П. И. Юргенсоном, том 2 (1952), p. 268 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVII (1981), p. 149. |
| Notes | Original incorrectly dated "27 July" [O.S.] |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
26 июля 1893 г[ода] Относительно Богуслава и Гляссера — мне, ей-Богу, совершенно все равно. Пусть только кто-нибудь из музыкантов, хоть Лангер что ли, пресмотрит, нет ли глупостей. С некоторыми советами Зилоти я согласился, с некоторыми нет. Я очень радуюсь 2-му изданию этого концерта. Писульку Бокка возвращаю. Обнимаю. П. Чайковский |
26 July 1893 Regarding Bohuslav and Glesser — it's all the same to me, my God. Just ask Langer if he'd take a look at whatever follies the musicians come up with [1]. Some of Ziloti's advice I agree with, and some I don't. I'm very pleased there is to be a 2nd edition of this concerto [2]. I'm returning Bock's scribblings [3]. I embrace you. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ In a letter to Tchaikovsky of 26 July/5 August 1893, Pyotr Jurgenson related that the Saint Petersburg musician Count Florenty Vyacheslavovich Bohuslav (b. 1852) wanted to arrange some of the composer's works for wind band, and that Ignaty Albertovich Glesser (b. 1862) from the Petersburg branch of the Russian Musical Society, wanted to produce an edition of the Children's Album with his own additional fingerings.
- ↑ Aleksandr Ziloti was assisting Tchaikovsky in producing a revised edition of his Piano Concerto No. 2.
- ↑ The Berlin publishing firm of Bote & Bock had been negotiating with Pyotr Jurgenson for the rights to publish the Eighteen Pieces, Op. 72 and the Six Romances, Op. 73.
