Letter 4681a
| Date | 5/17 May 1892 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Frederic Lamond |
| Where written | Klin |
| Language | French |
| Autograph Location | Glasgow (Scotland): University Library, Special Collections (MS Lamond 4631/Ca13-z.19) |
| Publication | Net Volksdageblad [Amsterdam] (2 May 1940) (Dutch translation) Воспоминания о П. И. Чайковском (1973), p. 298–299 (Russian translation) П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVII (1981), p. 202–203 (Russian translation as No. 5059, with date "October 1893") Tschaikowsky-Gesellschaft Mitteilungen, Heft 7 (2000), p. 42–43 |
Text and Translation
| French text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
5/17 Mai 1892 Cher Monsieur Lamond!
Je Vous remercie des bonnes nouvelles que Vous me donnez et suis fier de l'attention que Vous voulez bien témoigner a mes oeuvres. Je Vous ai chaudement recommandé a Mr. Safonoff du quel dépend le choix des artistes pour la saison prochaine à Moscou. Pardon d'avoir tant tardé à Vous repondre. J'etais absent et n'ai reçu Votre lettre qu'il y a quelques jours. Recevez l'expression de mes meilleurs sentiments. P. Tschaïkovsky |
5/17 May 1892 Dear Mr Lamond!
I thank you for the good news you have given me [1], and I am proud of the attention that you have drawn to my works. I have warmly recommended you to Mr Safonov [2], who will determine the choice of artists for the next season in Moscow. Forgive me for having taken so long to reply to you. I have been away and did not receive your letter until a few days ago. Please be assured of my best regards. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Letter from Frederic Lamond to the composer, 18/30 April 1892.
- ↑ See Letter 4681 to Aleksandra Hubert, 5/17 May 1892. It was not until 1896 that Lamond was invited to participate in the Russian Musical Society's concerts in Moscow.
