Letter 1343
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 19 November/1 December 1879 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Nadezhda von Meck |
| Where written | Paris |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 604) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с Н. Ф. фон-Мекк, том 2 (1935), p. 254 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том VIII (1963), p. 424 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
| Непременно исполню так, как Вы хотите, и очень рад, что Вы позволите мне сказать Colonn'y то, что и мне хотелось ему сказать.
Опять Вы нездоровы! Это ужасно. Ваш П. Чайковский |
I shall certainly carry out your wish, and am very glad that you will permit me to inform Colonne of this, as I too wanted to tell him [1].
You are unwell again! This is awful. Yours P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was replying to Nadezhda von Meck's letter dated 19 November/1 December 1879, in which she asked him to reveal to the conductor Édouard Colonne that Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4, which carried the dedication "To my best friend", was actually dedicated to her.
