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[[Erdmannsdörfer]] wrote to me today that "[[Manfred]]" cannot be withdrawn from the programme, because rehearsals for it have already begun <ref name="note1"/>. Regarding "Vostok" <ref name="note2"/> he replied that he has neither the score nor the parts (???). He went on to write that your ''dances'' will be played in one of the subsequent concerts, and your quartet will be put on at one of the quartet concerts <ref name="note3"/>. This, dear friend, was the essence of ''[[Erdmannsdörfer]]''{{'}}s letter. | [[Erdmannsdörfer]] wrote to me today that "[[Manfred]]" cannot be withdrawn from the programme, because rehearsals for it have already begun <ref name="note1"/>. Regarding "Vostok" <ref name="note2"/>, he replied that he has neither the score nor the parts (???). He went on to write that your ''dances'' will be played in one of the subsequent concerts, and your quartet will be put on at one of the quartet concerts <ref name="note3"/>. This, dear friend, was the essence of ''[[Erdmannsdörfer]]''{{'}}s letter. | ||
I'm working ever more assiduously on the piano reduction of "''[[The Enchantress]]''" <ref name="note4"/>. | I'm working ever more assiduously on the piano reduction of "''[[The Enchantress]]''" <ref name="note4"/>. | ||
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<ref name="note1">Letter from [[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] to Tchaikovsky, 30 December 1886/11 January 1887 (published in {{bib|1970/6}} (1970), p. 73-74. [[Erdmannsdörfer]] conducted Tchaikovsky's ''[[Manfred]]'' at the 6th concert of the Russian Musical Society in [[Moscow]] on 3/15 January 1887.</ref> | <ref name="note1">Letter from [[Max Erdmannsdörfer]] to Tchaikovsky, 30 December 1886/11 January 1887 (published in {{bib|1970/6}} (1970), p. 73-74. [[Erdmannsdörfer]] conducted Tchaikovsky's ''[[Manfred]]'' at the 6th concert of the Russian Musical Society in [[Moscow]] on 3/15 January 1887.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note2">[[Eduard Nápravník]]'s symphonic poem "Vostok" (Восток), Op. 40 (1881) was performed at the 8th concert of the Russian Musical Society in [[Moscow]] on 31 January/12 February 1887, under [[Erdmannsdörfer]]'s direction.</ref> | <ref name="note2">[[Eduard Nápravník]]'s symphonic poem "Vostok" (Восток), Op. 40 (1881) was performed at the 8th concert of the Russian Musical Society in [[Moscow]] on 31 January/12 February 1887, under [[Erdmannsdörfer]]'s direction.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note3">In fact neither [[Nápravník]]'s ''Folk Dances'' (Народные танцы) for orchestra, Op. 20 (1875) and Op. 23 (1876(, nor his Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 42 (1882), were actually performed in [[Moscow]] that season.</ref> | <ref name="note3">In fact, neither [[Nápravník]]'s ''Folk Dances'' (Народные танцы) for orchestra, Op. 20 (1875) and Op. 23 (1876(, nor his Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 42 (1882), were actually performed in [[Moscow]] that season.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note4">Tchaikovsky was occupied with arranging the third and fourth acts of the opera during January and most of February 1887.</ref> | <ref name="note4">Tchaikovsky was occupied with arranging the third and fourth acts of the opera during January and most of February 1887.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:44, 13 February 2025
| Date | 1/13 January 1887 |
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| Addressed to | Eduard Nápravník |
| Where written | Maydanovo |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | unknown [1] |
| Publication | Чайковский. Воспоминания и письма (1924), p. 175 Переписка Е. Ф. Направника с П. И. Чайковским (1959), p. 144 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 13 |
| Notes | Typed copy in Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve |
Text and Translation
Based on a typed copy in the Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve at Klin, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
1 января Эрдмансдёрфер пишет мне сегодня, что «Манфреда» снять с программы не может, ибо уж начал его репетировать. По поводу «Востока» отвечает, что у него нет ни партитуры, ни голосов (???). Затем пишет, что в одном из следующих концертов сыграет Ваши танцы, а в квартетном собрании пойдёт Ваш квартет. Вот, милый друг, вкратце содержание письма Эрдмансдёрфера. Я работаю с усиленным старанием над клавираусцугом «Чародейки». Обнимаю Вас П. Чайковский |
1 January Erdmannsdörfer wrote to me today that "Manfred" cannot be withdrawn from the programme, because rehearsals for it have already begun [2]. Regarding "Vostok" [3], he replied that he has neither the score nor the parts (???). He went on to write that your dances will be played in one of the subsequent concerts, and your quartet will be put on at one of the quartet concerts [4]. This, dear friend, was the essence of Erdmannsdörfer's letter. I'm working ever more assiduously on the piano reduction of "The Enchantress" [5]. I hug you P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ The autograph was sold on 27 June 2015 by Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Los Angeles [1].
- ↑ Letter from Max Erdmannsdörfer to Tchaikovsky, 30 December 1886/11 January 1887 (published in Чайковский и зарубежные музыканты (1970), p. 73-74. Erdmannsdörfer conducted Tchaikovsky's Manfred at the 6th concert of the Russian Musical Society in Moscow on 3/15 January 1887.
- ↑ Eduard Nápravník's symphonic poem "Vostok" (Восток), Op. 40 (1881) was performed at the 8th concert of the Russian Musical Society in Moscow on 31 January/12 February 1887, under Erdmannsdörfer's direction.
- ↑ In fact, neither Nápravník's Folk Dances (Народные танцы) for orchestra, Op. 20 (1875) and Op. 23 (1876(, nor his Piano Quartet in A minor, Op. 42 (1882), were actually performed in Moscow that season.
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was occupied with arranging the third and fourth acts of the opera during January and most of February 1887.
