Letter 2120
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 29 September/10 October 1882 |
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| Addressed to | Iosif Kotek |
| Where written | Kamenka |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 261) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XI (1966), p. 232 |
| Notes | Telegram |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
| Играй анданте концерта без сурдины, но в оркестре сурдины должны остаться. | Play Andante of concerto without mute, but in orchestra mute must remain [1]. |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was referring to the second movement of his Violin Concerto, which Kotek was preparing to perform on 30 October/11 November 1882 at the 1st Russian Musical Society symphony concert in Moscow.
