Letter 3473a - Revision history

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	{{letterhead		{{letterhead
	\|Date=13/25 January 1888		\|Date=13/25 January 1888
	\|To=[~~unidentified person~~] <ref name="note1"/>		\|To=[[Karel Halíř]] <ref name="note1"/>
	\|Place=[[Magdeburg]]		\|Place=[[Magdeburg]]
	\|Language=German		\|Language=German
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	==Notes and References==		==Notes and References==
	<references>		<references>
	<ref name="note1">In {{bib\|2015/14\|Čajkovskijana aus alten Auktionskatalogen}} (2015), p. 111-112, Luis Sundkvist suggests that the addressee could have been the German conductor and composer Jean Louis Nicodé (1853-1919).</ref>		<ref name="note1">In {{bib\|2015/14\|Čajkovskijana aus alten Auktionskatalogen}} (2015), p. 111-112, Luis Sundkvist suggests that the addressee could have been the German conductor and composer Jean Louis Nicodé (1853-1919). However, this is now believed to have been a reply to [[Karel Halíř]]'s invitation of 10 January 1888 {{NS}}, asking Tchaikovsky to conduct at an additional concert during his German tour. [[Halíř]]'s original invitation, as well as his reply to Tchaikovsky of 16/28 January 1888 are both preserved in the {{RUS-KLč}} at [[Klin]] (a{{sup\|4}}, Nos. 504 and 505).</ref>
	<ref name="note2">The autograph was auctioned in May 1985 by Sotheby's, [[London]], where it was described as "Autograph letter signed ("P. Tschaikovsky"), in German, to a conductor, expressing his regret that he will not be present at a concert of his music on the following day, giving reasons for this ... and requesting an account of the performance. 2 pages, 8vo, skilfully reassembled and repaired after being torn into several pieces, integral complete.</ref>		<ref name="note2">The autograph was auctioned in May 1985 by Sotheby's, [[London]], where it was described as "Autograph letter signed ("P. Tschaikovsky"), in German, to a conductor, expressing his regret that he will not be present at a concert of his music on the following day, giving reasons for this ... and requesting an account of the performance. 2 pages, 8vo, skilfully reassembled and repaired after being torn into several pieces, integral complete.</ref>
	<ref name="note3">Sotheby's, ''Music, Continental Manuscripts and Printed Books. Thursday 9th May 1985 and Friday 10th May 1985'' (London, 1985), Lot 213.</ref>		<ref name="note3">Sotheby's, ''Music, Continental Manuscripts and Printed Books. Thursday 9th May 1985 and Friday 10th May 1985'' (London, 1985), Lot 213.</ref>
	</references>		</references>
	~~[[Category:Letters to Unidentified Persons]]~~

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{{letterhead
|Date=13/25 January 1888
|To=[unidentified person] <ref name="note1"/>
|Place=[[Magdeburg]]
|Language=German
|Autograph={{locunknown}} <ref name="note2"/>
|Publication={{bibx|2015/14|Tschaikowsky-Gesellschaft Mitteilungen}}, Heft 22 (2015), p. 112 (excerpt only)
|Notes=
}}
==Text and Translation==
This incomplete text is based on the extract published in Sotheby's 1985 auction catalogue <ref name="note3"/>, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.
{{Lettertext
|Language=German
|Translator=Brett Langston
|Original text={{...}} Aber ich bin so schrecklich müde, meine Nerven brauchen so sehr Erholung, besonders da ich jetzt in Berlin und Prag zwei so grosse Concerte zu dirigiren habe, dass ich muss irgendwo ganz still bleiben. Verzeihen Sie es mir {{...}}
{{right|P. Tschaikovsky}}

|Translated text={{...}} But I am so terribly tired, my nerves in need of so much recuperation, especially since I now have to conduct two large concerts in [[Berlin]] and [[Prague]], that I need to rest quietly somewhere. Please excuse me {{...}}
{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}}
}}
==Notes and References==
<references>
<ref name="note1">In {{bib|2015/14|Čajkovskijana aus alten Auktionskatalogen}} (2015), p. 111-112, Luis Sundkvist suggests that the addressee could have been the German conductor and composer Jean Louis Nicodé (1853-1919).</ref>
<ref name="note2">The autograph was auctioned in May 1985 by Sotheby's, [[London]], where it was described as "Autograph letter signed ("P. Tschaikovsky"), in German, to a conductor, expressing his regret that he will not be present at a concert of his music on the following day, giving reasons for this ... and requesting an account of the performance. 2 pages, 8vo, skilfully reassembled and repaired after being torn into several pieces, integral complete.</ref>
<ref name="note3">Sotheby's, ''Music, Continental Manuscripts and Printed Books. Thursday 9th May 1985 and Friday 10th May 1985'' (London, 1985), Lot 213.</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Letters to Unidentified Persons]]