Letter 818
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 24 April/6 May 1878 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Pyotr Jurgenson |
| Where written | Kamenka |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2197) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с П. И. Юргенсоном, том 1 (1938), p. 39 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том VII (1962), p. 236 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Каменка 24 апр[еля] Я написал марш и посылаю тебе его. Гонорария не нужно, ибо я тоже патриот, но имени прошу тебя не выставлять, а, выдумать какой хочешь псевдоним. Merci за милое письмо. Корректуру получил. Тороплюсь кончить письмо, чтобы отправить его сегодня же. Твой П. Чайковский |
Kamenka 24 April I have written the march and I'm sending it to you [1]. No fee is necessary, because I too am a patriot, but I ask you not to include my name, but instead to devise whatever pseudonym you wish. Merci for the kind letter [2]. I've received the proofs [3]. I'm rushing to finish this letter so that it can be posted today. Yours P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky wrote The Russian Volunteer Fleet March in response to Pyotr Jurgenson's repeated requests. See also Letter 663, 27 November/9 December 1877, and Letter 828, 15/27 May 1878, both to Pyotr Jurgenson.
- ↑ Jurgenson's letter appears not to have survived in Tchaikovsky's archive.
- ↑ Proofs of the Violin Concerto, Op. 35.
