Letter 3195
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 10/22 March 1887 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Vasily Sidorov |
| Where written | Saint Petersburg |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | unknown |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 60 [draft] |
| Notes | Rough draft in Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a4, No. 3977) [1] |
Text and Translation
Based on the draft in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's final letter.
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
| Счастлив тот, кто дожил до чести, которую Вы мне делаете, признавая мою подпись желательным для собирателя автографов. | I am happy to have been afforded the honour of seeing the day when my signature is sought by autograph collectors. |
Notes and References
- ↑ Written in rough on the back of a letter from Vasily Sidorov dated 10/22 March 1887, which contained a request for Tchaikovsky's autograph. The whereabouts of the completed letter and the autograph are unknown.
