Letter 1619 - Revision history

Tony at 11:43, 17 August 2024

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	Dear friend! I'm sending you a letter from [[Bessel]], which fully illustrates his godforsaken personality. Reading it, one could think that I'm blessed to be part of his circle, and that this is the most honest man in the world. I won't be answering him.		Dear friend! I'm sending you a letter from [[Bessel]], which fully illustrates his godforsaken personality. Reading it, one could think that I'm blessed to be part of his circle, and that this is the most honest man in the world. I won't be answering him.

	[[Pyotr Ivanovich]]! You have an unpleasant surprise in store. I've ''accidentally'' written a [[Serenade for String Orchestra]] in 4 movements, and I'm sending it to you the day after tomorrow in the form of a score and 4-handed arrangement. I can see from here how you'll be leaping up and exclaiming: ''~~thank~~ you, I wasn't expecting this''! Whether because this is my latest offspring, or because it actually isn't too bad, I just love this serenade terribly, and I'm dying for it to see the light of day as soon as possible. This is a very convenient form, as only 5 voices are required. I even dreamed about going to [[Leipzig]] and commissioning it to be engraved as soon as possible, so that it could even be ready by the end of the present season, and then give the plates to you. If it could be played this season, and especially at the ''charity'' concert, where the orchestra is doubled, I should want that very much. Well, anyway, we'll discuss this soon when we meet. However, I'll be remaining here until around 8th November, and I'll only be in [[Moscow]] on the 10th or 11th. Would you have time to send me more proofs here? Is the full score of the [[Italian Capriccio\|Capriccio]] ready, for example?		[[Pyotr Ivanovich]]! You have an unpleasant surprise in store. I've ''accidentally'' written a [[Serenade for String Orchestra]] in 4 movements, and I'm sending it to you the day after tomorrow in the form of a score and 4-handed arrangement. I can see from here how you'll be leaping up and exclaiming: ''Thank you, I wasn't expecting this''! Whether because this is my latest offspring, or because it actually isn't too bad, I just love this serenade terribly, and I'm dying for it to see the light of day as soon as possible. This is a very convenient form, as only 5 voices are required. I even dreamed about going to [[Leipzig]] and commissioning it to be engraved as soon as possible, so that it could even be ready by the end of the present season, and then give the plates to you. If it could be played this season, and especially at the ''charity'' concert, where the orchestra is doubled, I should want that very much. Well, anyway, we'll discuss this soon when we meet. However, I'll be remaining here until around 8th November, and I'll only be in [[Moscow]] on the 10th or 11th. Would you have time to send me more proofs here? Is the full score of the [[Italian Capriccio\|Capriccio]] ready, for example?

	The Concerto has been well engraved, but the instrument names are terribly muddled.		The Concerto has been well engraved, but the instrument names are terribly muddled.

Brett at 19:07, 2 August 2023

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	Dear friend! I'm sending you a letter from [[Bessel]], which fully illustrates his godforsaken personality. Reading it, one could think that I'm blessed to be part of his circle, and that this is the most honest man in the world. I won't be answering him.		Dear friend! I'm sending you a letter from [[Bessel]], which fully illustrates his godforsaken personality. Reading it, one could think that I'm blessed to be part of his circle, and that this is the most honest man in the world. I won't be answering him.

	[[Pyotr Ivanovich]]! You have an unpleasant surprise in store. I ''accidentally'' ~~wrote~~ a [[Serenade for String Orchestra]] in 4 movements, and I'm sending it to you the day after tomorrow in the form of a score and 4-handed arrangement. I can see from here how you'll be leaping up and exclaiming: ''thank you, I wasn't expecting this''! Whether because this is my latest offspring, or because it actually isn't too bad, I just love this serenade terribly, and I'm dying for it to see the light of day as soon as possible. This is a very convenient form, as only 5 voices are required. I even dreamed about going to [[Leipzig]] and commissioning it to be engraved as soon as possible, so that it could even be ready by the end of the present season, and then give the plates to you. If it could be played this season, and especially at the ''charity'' concert, where the orchestra is doubled, I should want that very much. Well, anyway, we'll discuss this soon when we meet. However, I'll be remaining here until around 8th November, and I'll only be in [[Moscow]] on the 10th or 11th. Would you have time to send me more proofs here? Is the full score of the [[Italian Capriccio\|Capriccio]] ready, for example?		[[Pyotr Ivanovich]]! You have an unpleasant surprise in store. I've ''accidentally'' written a [[Serenade for String Orchestra]] in 4 movements, and I'm sending it to you the day after tomorrow in the form of a score and 4-handed arrangement. I can see from here how you'll be leaping up and exclaiming: ''thank you, I wasn't expecting this''! Whether because this is my latest offspring, or because it actually isn't too bad, I just love this serenade terribly, and I'm dying for it to see the light of day as soon as possible. This is a very convenient form, as only 5 voices are required. I even dreamed about going to [[Leipzig]] and commissioning it to be engraved as soon as possible, so that it could even be ready by the end of the present season, and then give the plates to you. If it could be played this season, and especially at the ''charity'' concert, where the orchestra is doubled, I should want that very much. Well, anyway, we'll discuss this soon when we meet. However, I'll be remaining here until around 8th November, and I'll only be in [[Moscow]] on the 10th or 11th. Would you have time to send me more proofs here? Is the full score of the [[Italian Capriccio\|Capriccio]] ready, for example?

	The Concerto has been well engraved, but the instrument names are terribly muddled.		The Concerto has been well engraved, but the instrument names are terribly muddled.

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Brett at 10:37, 14 January 2021

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{{letterhead
|Date=27 October/8 November 1880
|To=[[Pyotr Jurgenson]]
|Place=[[Kamenka]]
|Language=Russian
|Autograph=[[Klin]] (Russia): {{RUS-KLč}} (a{{sup|3}}, No. 2325)
|Publication={{bib|1901/24|Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского ; том 2}} (1901), p. 429 (abridged)<br/>{{bib|1938/40|П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с П. И. Юргенсоном ; том 1}} (1938), p. 179<br/>{{bib|1965/80|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том IX}} (1965), p. 308–309
}}
==Text and Translation==
{{Lettertext
|Language=Russian
|Translator=Brett Langston
|Original text={{right|''Каменка''<br/>27 окт[ября]}}
Милый друг! Посылаю тебе письмо Бесселя, вполне обрисовывающее эту богомерзкую личность. Можно подумать, читая его, что я кругом им облагодетельствован и что это честнейший человек в мире. Отвечать ему не буду.

Пётр Иванович! Тебя ожидает неприятный сюрприз. Я ''нечаянно'' написал серенаду для струнного оркестра в 4-х частях и высылаю её тебе послезавтра в виде партитуры и 4-ручного переложения. Вижу отсюда, как ты вскакиваешь и восклицаешь: ''благодарю — не ожидал''! Оттого ли, что это моё последнее детище, оттого ли, что и в самом деле оно недурно, но только серенаду эту я люблю ужасно, и смертельно хочется как можно скорей выпустить её в свет. Это очень удобная форма, голосов всего нужно 5. Я даже мечтал поехать в Лейпциг, заказать как можно скорее гравировки, чтобы ещё в нынешнем сезоне, к концу, она могла быть готова, а доски отдать потом тебе. Мне так бы хотелось, чтобы она могла быть сыграна в этом сезоне, и особенно в концерте ''фонда'', где оркестр удвоен? Ну, впрочем, об этом поговорим при скором свидании. Я, однако ж, остаюсь здесь приблизительно до 8-го ноября и лишь 10 или 11-го буду в Москве. Не успеешь ли прислать мне сюда ещё одну корректуру? Напр[имер], партитура каприччио не готова ли?

Концерт гравирован хорошо, но страшная путаница в обозначении инструментов.

Будь здоров, дружище!
{{right|Твой П. Чайковский}}

|Translated text={{right|''[[Kamenka]]''<br/>27 October}}
Dear friend! I'm sending you a letter from [[Bessel]], which fully illustrates his godforsaken personality. Reading it, one could think that I'm blessed to be part of his circle, and that this is the most honest man in the world. I won't be answering him.

[[Pyotr Ivanovich]]! You have an unpleasant surprise in store. I ''accidentally'' wrote a [[Serenade for String Orchestra]] in 4 movements, and I'm sending it to you the day after tomorrow in the form of a score and 4-handed arrangement. I can see from here how you'll be leaping up and exclaiming: ''thank you, I wasn't expecting this''! Whether because this is my latest offspring, or because it actually isn't too bad, I just love this serenade terribly, and I'm dying for it to see the light of day as soon as possible. This is a very convenient form, as only 5 voices are required. I even dreamed about going to [[Leipzig]] and commissioning it to be engraved as soon as possible, so that it could even be ready by the end of the present season, and then give the plates to you. If it could be played this season, and especially at the ''charity'' concert, where the orchestra is doubled, I should want that very much. Well, anyway, we'll discuss this soon when we meet. However, I'll be remaining here until around 8th November, and I'll only be in [[Moscow]] on the 10th or 11th. Would you have time to send me more proofs here? Is the full score of the [[Italian Capriccio|Capriccio]] ready, for example?

The Concerto has been well engraved, but the instrument names are terribly muddled.

Keep well, dear chap!
{{right|Yours, P. Tchaikovsky}}
}}