Letter 3703
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 17/29 October 1888 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Pyotr Jurgenson |
| Where written | Frolovskoye |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2625) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 573 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
| Хотя ошибка такая, что недоразумений не будет, но, конечно, лучше бы, если её не было!!!
Впрочем, ещё раз повторяю — очень неважная вещь! П. Ч. |
Although the mistake is one that won't be misunderstood, it would certainly be better if there were none!!!
Anyway, I repeat once more — a most unimportant thing![1] P. T. |
Notes and References
- ↑ In a letter to the composer of 5/17 October 1888, Pyotr Jurgenson reported that his engraver had found a mistake in the first movement of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5.
