Letter 1390
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | after 23 December 1879/4 January 1880 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | The manager of the Hôtel Costanzi [1] |
| Where written | Rome |
| Language | French |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 255) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том VIII (1963), p. 484 |
| Notes | Rough draft |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
| Il parait que les autres locataires ne payent pas leur diner, quand il ne l'ont pas mangé ; je l'ai toujours fait. Mais si l'administration de l'Hôtel trouve juste que je ne fasse pas exception, je voudrais que l'on me décompte de cette note le diner du 23, auquel ni moi, ni mon frère, ni notre petit n'vont pas assisté, ce qui pourra être attesté le maitre d'Hôtel.
P. Tschaikovsky |
It appears that the other guests do not pay for their dinner when they do not eat it; I always have. But if the management of the hotel considers it fitting that I should be no exception, I should like to have the charge for dinner deducted from my account for the 23rd, on which occasion neither myself, my brother or our little one were present, as the maitre d'Hôtel can attest.
P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ The recipient of this letter may have been Vincenzo Menghini, who was apparently the manager of the Hôtel Costanzi when Tchaikovsky stayed there from December 1881 to February 1882.
