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Golubchik [[Tolya]]! I received a telegram from [[Jurgenson]] about [[Nikolay Grigoryevich]]'s desperate condition and I wanted to go at once, but I couldn't have caught a direct train, and so the [[Kondratyev]]s persuaded me to leave tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, I telegraphed the Grand Hôtel and have just received a reply from Tretyakova, in which she calls [[Nikolay Rubinstein|Rubinstein]]'s condition hopeless. Needless to say, this | Golubchik [[Tolya]]! I received a telegram from [[Jurgenson]] about [[Nikolay Grigoryevich]]'s desperate condition and I wanted to go at once, but I couldn't have caught a direct train, and so the [[Kondratyev]]s persuaded me to leave tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, I telegraphed the Grand Hôtel and have just received a reply from Tretyakova, in which she calls [[Nikolay Rubinstein|Rubinstein]]'s condition hopeless. Needless to say, this news is difficult in the extreme. I don't want to write any more about anything. I'm completely well, but starting to wish for a speedy return to Russia, and, in all probability, I won't stay long in [[Paris]]. [[Kondratyev]] and Sasha are going with me. I'll write to you from [[Paris]] forthwith. I've been preparing myself in case I don't find [[Nikolay Grigoryevich]] still alive, but I haven't lost hope all the same. | ||
I kiss you hard. | I kiss you hard. | ||
{{right|Yours, P. Tchaikovsky}} | {{right|Yours, P. Tchaikovsky}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:03, 21 August 2024
| Date | 11/23 March 1881 |
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| Addressed to | Anatoly Tchaikovsky |
| Where written | Nice |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 1345) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Письма к близким. Избранное (1955), p. 267 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том X (1966), p. 63–64 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Letters to his family. An autobiography (1981), p. 261 (English translation) |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Ницца 11/23 марта Голубчик Толя! Я получил депешу от Юргенсона об отчаянном состоянии Н[иколая] Гр[игорьевича] и хотел тотчас ехать, но не попал бы на прямой поезд, и потому Кондратьевы уговорили меня уехать завтра утром. Между тем я телеграфировал в Grand Hôtel и только что получил ответ Третьяковой, в котором она называет состояние Рубинштейна безнадёжным. Нечего и говорить, до какой степени известие это тяжело. Не хочется больше ни о чем писать. Я совершенно здоров, но начинаю желать скорейшего возвращения в Россию и, по всей вероятности, в Париже долго не останусь. Кондратьев и Саша едут вместе со мной. Из Парижа сейчас же тебе напишу. Я приготовился не застать уже Ник[олая] Гр[игорьевича] в живых, но надежда всё-таки не покидает меня. Целую тебя крепко. Твой, П. Чайковский |
Nice 11/23 March Golubchik Tolya! I received a telegram from Jurgenson about Nikolay Grigoryevich's desperate condition and I wanted to go at once, but I couldn't have caught a direct train, and so the Kondratyevs persuaded me to leave tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, I telegraphed the Grand Hôtel and have just received a reply from Tretyakova, in which she calls Rubinstein's condition hopeless. Needless to say, this news is difficult in the extreme. I don't want to write any more about anything. I'm completely well, but starting to wish for a speedy return to Russia, and, in all probability, I won't stay long in Paris. Kondratyev and Sasha are going with me. I'll write to you from Paris forthwith. I've been preparing myself in case I don't find Nikolay Grigoryevich still alive, but I haven't lost hope all the same. I kiss you hard. Yours, P. Tchaikovsky |
