Letter 4294
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 6/18 or 7/19 January 1891 [1] |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Aleksandr Ziloti |
| Where written | Frolovskoye |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 3022) |
| Publication | Александр Ильич Зилоти, 1863–1945. Воспоминания и письма (1963), p. 115 (dated as "6 January" [O.S.]) П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVI-А (1976), p. 22 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
| Саша! Я решительно не мог объяснить Алексею, какие занавески нужно привезти. Напиши точнее, какого цвета! Кажется, ты говорил, из какой материи, но именно какие—решительно не помню. Отвечай сейчас же.
П. Ч. |
Sasha! I was completely unable to explain to Aleksey which curtains he needed to bring [2]. Describe their colour more precisely! I seem to remember you mentioned the fabric, but I have completely forgotten what it was called. Reply right away.
P. T. |
Notes and References
- ↑ The letter was postmarked 7 January 1891 [O.S.], but could have been written along with a number of others on the previous day.
- ↑ Since 1890 Aleksandr Ziloti had been storing some of his belongings at Tchaikovsky's Frolovskoye home when he changed apartments in Moscow.
