Letter 5024
Date | 3/15 September 1893 |
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Addressed to | Aleksey Sofronov |
Where written | Saint Petersburg |
Language | Russian |
Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 390) |
Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVII (1981), p. 177–178 |
Text and Translation
Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
3 сент[ября] Милый Алексей Иванович. Я приеду в Москву, вероятно, в понедельник утром. Привези мне на вокзал: 1) несколько белья чистого, а я тебе сдам все, что будет грязного; 2) партитуру Конюса, которая, кажется, лежит на рояле. Это большая переплетенная тетрадь писаных, а не печатных нот. Называется: «Из детской жизни». О дне и часе проезда во всяком случае буду телеграфировать. Обнимаю. П. Чайковский Если можно, привези Егорку на вокзал, я хочу показать Модесту, который тоже проедет. |
3 September Dear Aleksey Ivanovich. I shall be going to Moscow, probably on Monday morning. Bring to me at the station: 1) some fresh linen, and I will hand over everything that will be dirty; 2) Konyus's full score, which should be on top of the piano. It's a large bound book, with handwritten rather than printed music. The title is "From a Child's Life" [1]. In any case I shall telegraph you with my time and date of travel. I hug you. P. Tchaikovsky If possible, bring Yegorka [2] to the station, as I want to show him to Modest, who will also be passing through. |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was organising the first performance of Georgy Konyus's suite Scènes enfantines (Из детской жизни), Op. 1 (see also Letter 5060).
- ↑ The composer was godfather to Aleksey Sofronov's son Georgy (1892-1948), whom he knew affectionately as "Yegorka".