Letter 4498
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 6/18 October 1891 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Aleksandr Ziloti |
| Where written | Maydanovo |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 3034) |
| Publication | Русская музыкальная газета (1908), No. 47, p. 1048 (dated "5 October" [O.S.]) (abridged) Александр Ильич Зилоти, 1863–1945. Воспоминания и письма (1963), p. 129 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVI-А (1976), p. 226 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
6 окт[ября] Милый Саша! Я согласен, но советую очень подумать, прежде чем решить. Ввиду моего участия в симфон[ическом] концерте, будет ли достаточно интересно для публики моё появление? Боюсь, чтобы ты не ошибся в этом отношении. Но, повторяю, как хочешь — я совершенно согласен. Обнимаю тебя. П. Чайковский Представь, до сих пор ещё не начал изучать Грига и Направника. |
6 October Dear Sasha! I agree, but advise you to think very hard before deciding [1]. In view of my participation in the symphony concert, would my appearance be sufficiently interesting for the public? I'm afraid you might be mistaken in this respect. But I repeat, as you wish — I completely agree. I hug you. P. Tchaikovsky Just imagine, until now I still haven't begun to study the Grieg and Nápravník [2]. |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was replying to a letter from Aleksandr Ziloti dated 4/16 October 1891, inviting Tchaikovsky to take part in a proposed concert in Saint Petersburg on 11/23 December 1891. This concert did not ultimately take place.
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was conducting Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor, and the Fantasia on Russian Themes by Eduard Nápravník at Ziloti's concert in Moscow on 6/18 November 1891, as well as the premiere of his own symphonic ballad The Voyevoda.
