Letter 3075a
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 11/23 October 1886 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Zinayda Laroche |
| Where written | Maydanovo |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 3346) |
| Publication | Неизвестный Чайковский (2009), p. 176 |
| Notes | Previously thought to date from 1889 (where numbered 3992a) |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Зинаиде Германовне Ларош
Хотя у Вас есть, мой портрет, но, может быть, Вам интересно будет узнать, что и иногда бываю похож на военачальника или министра. |
You already have my portrait, but perhaps you may be interested to learn that sometimes I resemble a military commander or a minister [1]. |
Notes and References
- ↑ With this letter Tchaikovsky enclosed a copy of Photograph No. 53 (taken the previous summer in Paris by Charles Reutlinger) with an inscription to Zinayda Laroche of this date.
