Letter 3673a
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 21 September/3 October 1888 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Vyacheslav Kotek |
| Where written | Frolovskoye |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 3320) |
| Publication | Неизвестный Чайковский (2009), p. 180 |
| Notes | Autograph torn and partly missing |
Text and Translation
Part of the notepaper on which the letter was written has been torn away. The portions of text in square brackets have been reconstructed by the editors of Неизвестный Чайковский (2009).
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
21 сентября 1888 г[ород] Клин, с[ело] Фроловское Потрудитесь, Вячеслав Осипович, раз в месяц посещать г. Корейво (муз[ыкальный] магазин), кот[орый должен] выдавать Вам 25 руб[лей] [...] [П. Чайко]вский |
Kindly take the trouble, Vyacheslav Osipovich, to go every month to Mr Koreyvo [1] (music store), who shall give you 25 rubles [...] [P. Tchaiko]vsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Boleslav Koreyvo, owner of a book and music store in Kiev (founded in 1873). After the death of Iosif Kotek in 1885, Tchaikovsky had promised material assistance to his surviving brothers and sisters. A letter from Koreyvo to the composer survives in the Klin House-Museum archive, confirming that at Tchaikovsky's request he will pay 25 rubles to Vyacheslav Kotek on the first day of each month from September 1888 until May 1890, using funds transferred on account by Pyotr Jurgenson — see Неизвестный Чайковский (2009), p. 191.
