Letter 2949
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 12/24 May 1886 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Camille Saint-Saëns |
| Where written | Marseilles |
| Language | French |
| Autograph Location | Dieppe (France): Bibliothèque municipale |
| Publication | Revue de musicologie, tom 64 (1968), no. 1, p. 82 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIII (1971), p. 342 |
| Notes | Published online at https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b531998995/f7.item.r=Tchaikovsky |
Text and Translation
| French text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
24 Mai 1886 Marseille Cher maitre ! Permettez[-]moi de V[ous] recommander chaudement le docteur Gontard qui a inventé et construit un piano-transpositeur tout à fait digne de Votre attention. Recevez l'assurance de mes meilleurs sentiments, P. Tchaïkovsky |
24 May 1886 Marseilles Dear Maestro! Allow me to warmly recommend to you Doctor Gontard, who has invented and constructed a piano-transposer entirely worthy of your attention. Accept this assurance of my best regards, P. Tchaikovsky |
