Letter 2739
| Date | 14/16 July 1885 (?) |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Sofiya Jurgenson |
| Where written | Maydanovo |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Moscow (Russia): Russian National Museum of Music (Ф. 37, No. 104) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIII (1971), p. 115 |
Text and Translation
The first word of the letter has been crossed out, and is indecipherable.
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Голубушка Софья Ивановна!
[...] дайте мой зимний адрес, а про теперешний скажите, что не знаете и что, уезжая в путешествие по России, я просил адресовать письма в Консерваторию. Простите, что задержал корректуру 2-го действия. Завтра, во вторник, буду в Москве и лично переговорю с г. Александровым, которому, впрочем, написал. Какая Вы милая и добрая! Целую Ваши ручки. Ваш П. Чайковский |
Golubushka Sofya Ivanovna!
Give [...] my winter address, and as for the present, say that you don't know, and that as I'm leaving Russia on a trip, I've asked for letters to be addressed to the Conservatory. Forgive me for the delay in the 2nd act proofs [1]. Tomorrow, Tuesday, I shall be in Moscow and will personally speak with Mr Aleksandrov, to whom I've written anyway [2]. How good and kind you are! I kiss your hands. Yours P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ The vocal-piano reduction of the opera Cherevichki (TH 8).
- ↑ This letter has not survived, and the identity of Mr Aleksandrov is uncertain.
