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|Translated text={{right|11th October 1886<br/>Town of ''[[Klin]]'', ''[[Maydanovo]]'' village}} | |Translated text={{right|11th October 1886<br/>Town of ''[[Klin]]'', ''[[Maydanovo]]'' village}} | ||
{{centre|Dear friend [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov|Nikolay Andreyevich]]!}} | {{centre|Dear friend [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov|Nikolay Andreyevich]]!}} | ||
I learned from [[Bessel]]'s newspaper <ref name="note1"/> that ''Dütsch'' <ref name="note2"/> wants to play my [[Symphony No. 1|1st symphony]] at one of the Russian music concerts. I am very glad about this – but here's the thing. My symphony was published 15 years or so ago by [[Jurgenson]], and was published very badly. There were countless misprints and mistakes. A few years ago this symphony was played in [[Moscow]] and there is one copy with the mistakes corrected <ref name="note3"/>. If Dütsch really wants my [[Symphony No. 1]] (I should prefer something else), then just in case I will send him the aforementioned copy with the corrected mistakes. There are no printed parts, but there are handwritten ones from which they played in [[Moscow]]. They will have to be fetched, or else the parts will have to be written out from the copy that I send. | I learned from [[Bessel]]'s newspaper <ref name="note1"/> that ''Dütsch'' <ref name="note2"/> wants to play my [[Symphony No. 1|1st symphony]] at one of the Russian music concerts. I am very glad about this – but here's the thing. My symphony was published 15 years or so ago by [[Jurgenson]], and was published very badly. There were countless misprints and mistakes. A few years ago, this symphony was played in [[Moscow]] and there is one copy with the mistakes corrected <ref name="note3"/>. If Dütsch really wants my [[Symphony No. 1]] (I should prefer something else), then just in case I will send him the aforementioned copy with the corrected mistakes. There are no printed parts, but there are handwritten ones from which they played in [[Moscow]]. They will have to be fetched, or else the parts will have to be written out from the copy that I send. | ||
As I do not know Dütsch's address I will send the symphony to you and ask you to deliver it to Dütsch <ref name="note4"/>. | As I do not know Dütsch's address, I will send the symphony to you and ask you to deliver it to Dütsch <ref name="note4"/>. | ||
Has a certain [[Georgy Catoire|Catoire]], a very gifted young man who is hoping to study with you, visited you with my letter of recommendation <ref name="note5"/>? I recommend him to you very highly. Apart from the fact that he is talented, I find him altogether very likeable. | Has a certain [[Georgy Catoire|Catoire]], a very gifted young man who is hoping to study with you, visited you with my letter of recommendation <ref name="note5"/>? I recommend him to you very highly. Apart from the fact that he is talented, I find him altogether very likeable. | ||
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<ref name="note2">Georgy Ottonovich Dütsch (Дютш; 1857-1891), a Russian conductor of Danish descent, who from 1873 to 1875 had studied under [[Rimsky-Korsakov]] at the [[Saint Petersburg]] Conservatory.</ref> | <ref name="note2">Georgy Ottonovich Dütsch (Дютш; 1857-1891), a Russian conductor of Danish descent, who from 1873 to 1875 had studied under [[Rimsky-Korsakov]] at the [[Saint Petersburg]] Conservatory.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note3">[[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] conducted Tchaikovsky's [[Symphony No. 1]], for the first time in its revised form, at the fifth Russian Musical Society concert in [[Moscow]] on 19 November/1 December 1883.</ref> | <ref name="note3">[[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] conducted Tchaikovsky's [[Symphony No. 1]], for the first time in its revised form, at the fifth Russian Musical Society concert in [[Moscow]] on 19 November/1 December 1883.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note4">Georgy Dütsch conducted Tchaikovsky's [[Symphony No. 1]] | <ref name="note4">Georgy Dütsch conducted Tchaikovsky's [[Symphony No. 1]] for the first time in [[Saint Petersburg]], at the second Russian Musical Society concert on 22 October/3 November 1886.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note5">See [[Letter 3047]] to [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov]], 17/29 September 1886.</ref> | <ref name="note5">See [[Letter 3047]] to [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov]], 17/29 September 1886.</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 13:11, 11 February 2025
| Date | 11/23 October 1886 |
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| Addressed to | Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov |
| Where written | Maydanovo |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Saint Petersburg (Russia): National Library of Russia (ф. 640, ед. хр. 1, No. 1015, л. 20–21) |
| Publication | Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского, том 3 (1902), p. 279 ("1888") (abridged) Советская музыка. 3-и сборник статей (1945), p. 137–138 Н. А. Римский-Корсаков. Полное собрание сочинений, том VII (1970), p. 51 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIII (1971), p. 478 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Anna-Maria Leonard |
11-го октября 1886 г[ород] Клин, с[ело] Майданово Дорогой друг Николай Андреевич!
Из Бесселевской газеты я узнал, что [в] одном из концертов русской музыки Дютш хочет играть мою 1-ую симфонию. Я очень этому рад, — но вот в чем дело. Моя симфония издана лет 15 тому назад Юргенсоном, и необычайно безобразно издана. Опечаткам, ошибкам несть числа. Несколько лет тому назад эту симфонию играл в Москве, и есть один экземпляр с исправленными ошибками. Если Дютш непременно хочет мою первую симфонию (я бы предпочёл что-нибудь другое), то на всякий случай посылаю ему вышеупомянутый экземпляр с выправленными ошибками. Голосов печатных нет, а есть писаные, по коим играли в Москве. Нужно достать их, или же нужно списать голоса с присылаемого экземпляра. Так как я не знаю адреса Дютша, то посылаю симфонию к Вам и прошу Вас доставить её Дютшу. Был ли у Вас с моим рекомендательным письмом некто Катуар, очень даровитый молодой человек, стремящийся учиться у Вас. Я очень рекомендую его Вам. Кроме того что он талантлив, — он вообще мне очень симпатичен. Впрочем, я не прошу Вас отвечать письменно на этот вопрос. В скором времени я буду в Питере и повидаюсь с Вами. Моё нижайшее почтение Надежде Николаевне. Ваш искренно Вам преданный и любящий, П. Чайковский |
Dear friend Nikolay Andreyevich!
I learned from Bessel's newspaper [1] that Dütsch [2] wants to play my 1st symphony at one of the Russian music concerts. I am very glad about this – but here's the thing. My symphony was published 15 years or so ago by Jurgenson, and was published very badly. There were countless misprints and mistakes. A few years ago, this symphony was played in Moscow and there is one copy with the mistakes corrected [3]. If Dütsch really wants my Symphony No. 1 (I should prefer something else), then just in case I will send him the aforementioned copy with the corrected mistakes. There are no printed parts, but there are handwritten ones from which they played in Moscow. They will have to be fetched, or else the parts will have to be written out from the copy that I send. As I do not know Dütsch's address, I will send the symphony to you and ask you to deliver it to Dütsch [4]. Has a certain Catoire, a very gifted young man who is hoping to study with you, visited you with my letter of recommendation [5]? I recommend him to you very highly. Apart from the fact that he is talented, I find him altogether very likeable. Anyway, I do not ask you to answer this question in writing. I shall soon be seeing you in Piter. My deepest respects to Nadezhda Nikolayevna. Your sincerely devoted and affectionate, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ This announcement appeared under the heading "Russian Symphony Concerts" in issue No. 3, page 21, of the Musical Review (Музыкальное обозрение), edited by Vasily Bessel.
- ↑ Georgy Ottonovich Dütsch (Дютш; 1857-1891), a Russian conductor of Danish descent, who from 1873 to 1875 had studied under Rimsky-Korsakov at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory.
- ↑ Max Erdmannsdörfer conducted Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1, for the first time in its revised form, at the fifth Russian Musical Society concert in Moscow on 19 November/1 December 1883.
- ↑ Georgy Dütsch conducted Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 for the first time in Saint Petersburg, at the second Russian Musical Society concert on 22 October/3 November 1886.
- ↑ See Letter 3047 to Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, 17/29 September 1886.
