Letter 314
| Date | 2/14 June 1873 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Pyotr Jurgenson |
| Where written | Nizy |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2201) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 324 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Низы 2 июня Петруша!
Пришли, пожалуйста, Кондратьеву следующие ноты:
Пришли все это поскорее по следующему адресу: Харьковской губ[ерния], в г[ород] Сумы, Н. Д. Кондратьеву. Я здесь пробуду с неделю; отсюда стремлюсь в Каменку, а потом за границу. 1-го июля встретимся в «Belle-Vue» в Дрездене. Если теперь ты найдёшь нужным написать мне, то пиши в Каменку (Киевской губ[ерния], Черкасского уезда, в мест[е] Смелу). Кланяйся Софье Ивановне. П. Чайковский |
Nizy 2 June Please dispatch the following scores to Kondratyev:
Send all this as soon as possible to the following address: Kharkov province, town of Sumy, N. D. Kondratyev. I'm staying here for a week; then onward to Kamenka, and then abroad. On 1st July I'm booked in at the "Belle-Vue" in Dresden. You can write to me now if you need to at Kamenka (Kiev province, Cherkassy district [5], via Smela). Bows to Sofya Ivanovna. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Vasily Prokunin's collection of 65 Russian Folksongs was revised and edited by Tchaikovsky at the compiler's request in 1872 and 1873.
- ↑ Konstantin Petrovich Villebois (Vilbua; 1817–1882), Russian composer and conductor, whose collection of Russian folksongs was published in 1860.
- ↑ The first set of Children's Songs on Russian and Ukrainian Tunes by Mariya Mamontova, which Tchaikovsky had edited and harmonised in 1872.
- ↑ Karl Klindworth's arrangement for solo piano of the Andante cantabile movement from Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No. 1.
- ↑ Kamenka was actually in the neighbouring Chigirin district.
