Letter 3878
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 16/28 June 1889 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Aleksandr Ziloti |
| Where written | Frolovskoye |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 3010) |
| Publication | Русская музыкальная газета (1908), No. 47, p. 1046 (dated "16 July" [O.S.]) (abridged) Александр Ильич Зилоти, 1863–1945. Воспоминания и письма (1963), p. 99 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XV-А (1976), p. 132 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
16 июня Милый Саша!
Первое действие и голоса концерта будут у тебя дня через 2. Ты не можешь себе представить, как я тебе благодарен! Спасибо! Спасибо! Спасибо! Твой, П. Чайковский |
16 June Dear Sasha!
The first act [1] and parts for the concerto will be with you in 2 days [2]. You cannot imagine how grateful I am to you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Yours, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Ziloti had agreed to arrange Tchaikovsky's ballet The Sleeping Beauty for solo piano.
- ↑ The parts for Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1, which Ziloti had asked for in his letter of 14/26 June 1889.
