Letter 2005
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 6/18 or 7/19 April 1882 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Yelizaveta Kashkina |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Moscow (Russia): Private collection [1] |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XI (1966), p. 101 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
| Кашкина! Я очень рад буду побывать у Вас завтра вечером. Пригласите кого угодно, лишь бы винт можно было составить. До свидания! Крепко, жду Вашу руку.
П. Чайковский Какой Вы милый человек! |
Kashkina! I am very happy to visit you tomorrow evening. I accept your invitation if vint can take place [2]. Until we meet! I shake your hand firmly.
P. Tchaikovsky What a dear person you are! |
Notes and References
- ↑ At the time of its publication in П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XI (1966), the autograph was in the possession of the Kashkin family in Moscow.
- ↑ In a letter dated 5/17 April 1882, Yelizaveta Kashkina invited the composer to spend an evening with her and her husband Nikolay, and suggested "a little whist" might be played. Tchaikovsky's preferred card game was vint, a popular Russian variant of whist and bridge.
