Letter 3364
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 23 September/5 October 1887 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Eduard Nápravník |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | unknown |
| Publication | Чайковский. Воспоминания и письма (1924), p. 180 Переписка Е. Ф. Направника с П. И. Чайковским (1959), p. 148 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 226 |
| Notes | Telegram. Typed copy in Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve |
Text and Translation
Based on a typed copy in the Klin House-Museum Archive, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
| Партитура второго, третьего, четвёртого действий с изменениями отправлена сегодня Христофорову, убедительно прошу корректурные репетиции, согласно обещанию, сделать без меня. По причине очень важного дела не могу приехать раньше вторника 29 числа, прошу извинить.
Чайковский |
Full score of second, third, fourth acts [1] with alterations dispatched to Khristoforov today [2], earnestly request proofs for rehearsals, to be done without me as promised. By reason of most important matter cannot come before Tuesday 29th, beg pardon.
Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ A manuscript copy of the last three acts of Tchaikovsky's new opera The Enchantress, including last-minute cuts and alterations requested from the composer.
- ↑ Nikolay Osipovich Khristoforov (1836-1892), director of the central music library of the Imperial Theatres.
