Letter 3752
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 3/15 January 1889 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Nikolay Bernard |
| Where written | Frolovskoye |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Saint Petersburg, State Academic Mariinsky Theatre, Central Music Library (VII.2.4.154) |
| Publication | Автографы музыкальных деятелей, 1839-1889 (1889), p. 34 [facsimile] П. И. Чайковский. Его жизнь и творчество (1922), p. 163–164 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XV-А (1976), p. 13 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
3 января 1889 Многоуважаемый Николай Матвеевич!
Позвольте от всей души поблагодарить Вас за внимание Ваше, выразившееся посылкой мне билета на получение «Нyвеллиста». Пользуюсь этим случаем, чтобы поздравить Вас с наступающим Новым годом и пожелать Вам всяческого счастия и успеха. Истинно преданный Вам, П. Чайковский |
3 January 1889 Most respected Nikolay Matveyevich!
Allow me to thank you with all my heart for the consideration you have shown by sending me a subscription to receive the "Nouvelliste" [1]. May I take this opportunity to congratulate you on the forthcoming New Year and to wish you every happiness and success. Your truly devoted, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ The Saint Petersburg musical journal Nouvelliste (Нyвеллист) had been founded by Nikolay Bernard's father Matvey in 1840, and Tchaikovsky's subscription was a gift to mark the fiftieth year of its publication. However, as the editors of the Soviet collected edition of the composer's correspondence rather laconically noted: "No copies of the journal have survived in Tchaikovsky's library" — П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XV-А (1976), p. 13, note 1.
