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I've just returned from [[Petersburg]]. My time there was sent propitiously. I went to [[Tsarskoye Selo|Tsarskoye]] with [[Annette]], and to [[Pavlovsk]]; I spent a whole day in [[Peterhof]] and besides the music I was delighted to see the royal family; I saw Zasyadko <ref name="note1"/> incessantly; we caroused a great deal, and left there together. He was travelling to [[Kharkov]] province. We went by passenger train; I've meant to do this for some time, in order to see Okulovo, Bologoe, Vyshny Volochek etc. in the daytime <ref name="note2"/>. It was very pleasant. On the day of my departure I arranged | I've just returned from [[Petersburg]]. My time there was sent propitiously. I went to [[Tsarskoye Selo|Tsarskoye]] with [[Annette]], and to [[Pavlovsk]]; I spent a whole day in [[Peterhof]] and besides the music I was delighted to see the royal family; I saw Zasyadko <ref name="note1"/> incessantly; we caroused a great deal, and left there together. He was travelling to [[Kharkov]] province. We went by passenger train; I've meant to do this for some time, in order to see Okulovo, Bologoe, Vyshny Volochek etc. in the daytime <ref name="note2"/>. It was very pleasant. On the day of my departure I arranged lunch at home: Zet <ref name="note3"/> and Zasyadko were there. Your cook made wonderful cakes and schnitzels. | ||
And with that, I kiss and hug you both. I still have whole dozens of letters to write. | And with that, I kiss and hug you both. I still have whole dozens of letters to write. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:09, 7 March 2024
| Date | 12/24 July 1888 |
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| Addressed to | Modest Tchaikovsky |
| Where written | Frolovskoye |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 1892) |
| Publication | Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского, том 3 (1902)256 (abridged) П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 484 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
12 июля 18[88] Только что вернулся из Петербурга. Провёл там время преприятно. Был в Царском у Annette, в Павловске; целый день провёл в Петергофе и на музыке видел с наслаждением царскую фамилию; с Засядко виделся беспрестанно, кутили с ним изрядно и вместе ехали сюда. Он проехал в Харьковскую губернию. Мы ехали с пассажирским поездом; я давно собирался это сделать, чтобы увидеть днём Окуловку, Бологое, Вышний Волочек и т. д. Было очень приятно. В день отъезда я задавал дома завтрак: были Цет и Засядко. Твоя кухарка сделала чудный пирог и шнитцель. Засим целую, обнимаю обоих. Мне нужно ещё целый десяток писем написать. Твой, П. Чаиковский |
12 July 1888 I've just returned from Petersburg. My time there was sent propitiously. I went to Tsarskoye with Annette, and to Pavlovsk; I spent a whole day in Peterhof and besides the music I was delighted to see the royal family; I saw Zasyadko [1] incessantly; we caroused a great deal, and left there together. He was travelling to Kharkov province. We went by passenger train; I've meant to do this for some time, in order to see Okulovo, Bologoe, Vyshny Volochek etc. in the daytime [2]. It was very pleasant. On the day of my departure I arranged lunch at home: Zet [3] and Zasyadko were there. Your cook made wonderful cakes and schnitzels. And with that, I kiss and hug you both. I still have whole dozens of letters to write. Yours, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Dmitry Ivanovich Zasyadko, the nephew of Tchaikovsky's late friend Nikolay Kondratyev.
- ↑ Okulovo, Bologoe and Vyshny Volochek are all railway stations on the line between Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
- ↑ Julius Zet, a pianist, musical instrument manufacturer, and concert promoter.
