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Date | 18/30 or 19/31 December 1876 [1] |
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Addressed to | Nadezhda von Meck |
Where written | Moscow |
Language | Russian |
Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 3059) |
Publication | Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского, том 2 (1901), p. 10–11 (abridged) П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с Н. Ф. фон-Мекк, том 1 (1934), p. 3 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том VI (1961), p. 96–97 To my best friend. Correspondence between Tchaikovsky and Nadezhda von Meck (1876-1878) (1993), p. 3 (English translation) П. И. Чайковский — Н.Ф. фон Мекк. Переписка в 4-х томах, 1876-1890, том 1 (2007), p. 19 |
Text and Translation
Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Милостивая государыня!
Надежда Филаретовна! Искренно Вам благодарен за все любезное и лестное, что Вы изволите мне писать. Со своей стороны, я скажу, что для музыканта среди неудач и всякого рода препятствий утешительно думать, что есть небольшое меньшинство людей, к которому принадлежите и Вы, так искренно и тепло любящее наше искусство. Искренно Вам преданный и уважающий, П. Чайковский |
Gracious Madam!
Nadezhda Filaretovna! I am sincerely grateful for the kind and flattering words that you were good enough to write to me [2]. For my part, speaking as a musician, it is comforting to think that amidst failures and all manner of hurdles, there is a small minority of people, to which you belong, who truly and warmly love our art. Sincerely yours, with devotion and respect, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Dated on the basis of Nadezhda von Meck's letter to Tchaikovsky of 18/30 December 1876, to which this is a reply.
- ↑ In her letter of 18/30 December 1876, Nadezhda von Meck had thanked the composer for providing her with violin-piano arrangements of the Andante funebre from String Quartet No. 3, and the Humoresque from the Two Pieces, Op. 10, and expressed her admiration for Tchaikovsky's music.