Letter 4353
Tchaikovsky Research
Date | 15/27 March 1891 |
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Addressed to | Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich |
Where written | Paris |
Language | French |
Autograph Location | Saint Petersburg (Russia): Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Pushkin House), Manuscript Department (ф. 137, No. 78/28) |
Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVI-А (1976), p. 75 |
Text and Translation
French text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
27 Mars, [18]91 Paris Monseigneur!
Permettez[-]moi de recommander chaudement à la bienveillante attention de Votre Altesse Impériale mon ami Edouard Colonne qui se rend à S[ain]t-Petersbourg pour y conduire l'orchestre à trois grands concerts. Mon ami sera heureux de Vous connaitre et de jouir de Votre haute protection. Je suis de Votre Altesse le dévoué serviteur. P. Tschaikowsky |
27 March, 1891 Paris Monseigneur!
Allow me to warmly recommend for Your Imperial Highness's kind attention my friend Edouard Colonne, who comes to Saint Petersburg in order to conduct the orchestra in three grand concerts. My friend will be pleased to know you and to enjoy your highest patronage. I am Your Highness's devoted servant, P. Tchaikovsky |