Letter 4483
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 25 September/7 October 1891 |
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| Addressed to | Aleksandr Ziloti |
| Where written | Maydanovo |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 3033) |
| Publication | Александр Ильич Зилоти, 1863–1945. Воспоминания и письма (1963), p. 128 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVI-А (1976), p. 215 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
25 сент[ября] Милый Саша!
Программы у меня никакой нет! Что желаешь, то и буду исполнять. О «Воеводе» я тебе уже говорил; сыграю его, если желаешь—«Танцы» из оп[еры] «Воевода», а про остальное я ничего не знаю. В воскресенье буду в Москве; приезжай ко мне часов в 11. Обнимаю. П. Чайковский |
25 September Dear Sasha!
I have no programme whatsoever! I'll perform whatever you want [1]. As for The Voyevoda I've already said: play it, and if you want, the Dances from the opera The Voyevoda too; as for the rest I don't know anything. On Sunday I'll be in Moscow; come to me at 11 o'clock. I hug you. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was conducting a concert organised by Ziloti in Moscow on 6/18 November 1891. The programme would include the Entr'acte and Dances of the Chambermaids (Act II, No. 4) from the opera The Voyevoda, which Tchaikovsky had recently revised for publication, and the first performance of the symphonic ballad The Voyevoda. The composer was so unhappy with the latter work that he destroyed the full score immediately after the premiere, although Ziloti collected up the orchestral parts before they could suffer a similar fate. This enabled the ballad to be reconstructed and published after his death.
