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<ref name="note1">See [[Letter 554]], 1/13 May 1877.</ref> | <ref name="note1">See [[Letter 554]], 1/13 May 1877.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note2">Letter from [[Nadezhda von Meck]] to the composer, 2/14 May 1877 (published in {{bib|1934/36|П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с Н. Ф. фон-Мекк ; том 1}} (1934), pp. 16-17.</ref> | <ref name="note2">Letter from [[Nadezhda von Meck]] to the composer, 2/14 May 1877 (published in {{bib|1934/36|П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с Н. Ф. фон-Мекк ; том 1}} (1934), pp. 16-17.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note3">In her letter of 2/14 May, [[Nadezhda von Meck]] had wanted to commission Tchaikovsky to arrange his [[String Quartet No. 1]] for piano 4 hands. Such an arrangement had already been made by [[Aleksandra Batalina]] | <ref name="note3">In her letter of 2/14 May, [[Nadezhda von Meck]] had wanted to commission Tchaikovsky to arrange his [[String Quartet No. 1]] for piano 4 hands. Such an arrangement had already been made by [[Aleksandra Batalina]] and published by [[Pyotr Jurgenson]].</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:22, 2 April 2024
| Date | 2/14 May 1877 |
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| Addressed to | Nadezhda von Meck |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 3065) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с Н. Ф. фон-Мекк, том 1 (1934), p. 17 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том VI (1961), p. 127 To my best friend. Correspondence between Tchaikovsky and Nadezhda von Meck (1876-1878) (1993), p. 16 (English translation) П. И. Чайковский — Н.Ф. фон Мекк. Переписка в 4-х томах, 1876-1890, том 1 (2007), p. 35 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
2 мая Многоуважаемая Надежда Филаретовна!
Вчера вечером я написал Вам письмо, которое сегодня утром раздумал было отправить к Вам. Но Ваша сегодняшняя записка окончательно убедила меня в тех предположениях, на которых основано моё вчерашнее письмо. Посылаю его Вам и прошу извинить и простить, если оно покажется Вам неделикатным. Искренно Вам преданный, П. Чайковский 4-х переложение первого квартета уже печатается. |
2 May Most respected Nadezhda Filaretovna!
Yesterday evening I wrote you a letter [1], which this morning I thought twice about sending you. But your note from today [2] ultimately convinced me of those assumptions upon which my letter from yesterday was founded. Therefore I ask you to excuse my sending it to you, and for your forgiveness if it should seem indelicate. Your sincerely devoted, P. Tchaikovsky A 4-hand arrangement of my first quartet has already been printed [3]. |
Notes and References
- ↑ See Letter 554, 1/13 May 1877.
- ↑ Letter from Nadezhda von Meck to the composer, 2/14 May 1877 (published in П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с Н. Ф. фон-Мекк, том 1 (1934), pp. 16-17.
- ↑ In her letter of 2/14 May, Nadezhda von Meck had wanted to commission Tchaikovsky to arrange his String Quartet No. 1 for piano 4 hands. Such an arrangement had already been made by Aleksandra Batalina and published by Pyotr Jurgenson.
