Letter 4816
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 7/19 December 1892 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Yelena Glazunova |
| Where written | Saint Petersburg |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Private collection [1] |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVI-Б (1979), p. 200 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Ronald de Vet |
7 дек[абря] [18]92 Глубокоуважаемая Елена Павловна!
Я очень, очень желал бы провести у Вас сегодняшний вечер, но, к сожалению, чувствую себя совершенно больным, разбитым и совершенно негодным для общества Передайте от меня поклоны и приветствия Саше, Константину Ильичу и милым гостям Вашим. Искренно преданный, П. Чайковский |
7 December 1892 Deeply respected Yelena Pavlovna!
I would very, very much wish to spend this evening with you [2], but, unfortunately, I feel utterly ill, jaded, and absolutely unfit for company [3] Give my compliments and kind regards to Sasha, Konstantin Ilyich [4] and to your dear guests. Sincerely devoted, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ The autograph was advertised for sale by Kotte Autographs, Rosshaupten, in January 2021 [1]. At the time of publication of П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVI-Б (1979), the autograph was in the possession of Mr Ivan Semyonov in Saint Petersburg.
- ↑ The Glazunov family lived at Kazanskaya Street 8–10 in Saint Petersburg, approximately a hundred metres from the Kazan Cathedral.
- ↑ Tchaikovsky might well have had a hangover from the banquet (or its continuation elsewhere) the night before, laid on for him by the Mariinsky troupe after the premieres of both Iolanta and The Nutcracker.
- ↑ Yelena's husband, and father of Aleksandr Glazunov.
