Letter 4891
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 11/23 March 1893 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Ivan Klimenko |
| Where written | Kharkov |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | unknown |
| Publication | Мои воспоминания о Петре Ильиче Чайковском (1908), p. 74 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVII (1981), p. 62 |
| Notes | Telegram |
Text and Translation
Based upon the first publication in Мои воспоминания о Петре Ильиче Чайковском (1908), p. 74, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original telegram.
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
| Последняя репетиция суббота утром, ужасно рад буду тебя видеть.
Чайковский |
Last rehearsal is Saturday morning, will be awfully glad to see you [1].
Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was replying to a letter from his old friend Ivan Klimenko, who had read about the composer's forthcoming visit to Kharkov in a newspaper. Klimenko arrived on 12/24 March and returned home to Poltava on 15/27 March, the day after Tchaikovsky's concert.
