Letter 3154
Tchaikovsky Research
Date | 22 January/3 February 1887 |
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Addressed to | Eduard Nápravník |
Where written | Moscow |
Language | Russian |
Autograph Location | unknown |
Publication | Чайковский. Воспоминания и письма (1924), p. 177 Переписка Е. Ф. Направника с П. И. Чайковским (1959), p. 146 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 25 |
Notes | Telegram. Typed copy in Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve |
Text and Translation
Based on a typed copy in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original telegram.
Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Простите, дорогой друг, что поздно благодарю за дорогое внимание.
Чайковский |
Forgive me, dear friend, for the lateness of my gratitude for your kind attention [1].
Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was replying to a congratulatory telegram from Eduard Nápravník dated 21 January/2 February 1887, in connection with the success of the premiere of the opera Cherevichki. See Чайковский. Воспоминания и письма (1924), p. 177, and Переписка Е. Ф. Направника с П. И. Чайковским (1959), p. 146.