Letter 4183
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 21 July/2 August 1890 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Pyotr Jurgenson |
| Where written | Frolovskoye |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2710) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с П. И. Юргенсоном, том 2 (1952), p. 174 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XV-Б (1977), p. 221 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
21 июля Меня очень беспокоит исчезновение Саши Юргенсона. Пожалуйста, дай знать, нашёлся ли он. Телеграмму посылаю сейчас по получении письма, которое, увы, более суток лежало на почте. Твой П. Чайковский |
21 July I'm very worried about Sasha Jurgenson's disappearance. Please let me know whether he's been found. I immediately sent a telegram [1] upon receiving your letter [2], which, alas, has been languishing in the post office for more than a day. Yours P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ See Letter 4182 of the same date.
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was replying to Pyotr Jurgenson's letter of 19/31 July 1890, asking if the composer had heard from his nephew Aleksandr Jurgenson, who had disappeared from his home in Saint Petersburg without explanation. Only in October that year did the publisher tell Tchaikovsky that Aleksandr Jurgenson's body had been found, and that he had committed suicide.
