Letter 562

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Date 17/29 May 1877 [1]
Addressed to Dmitry Razumovsky
Where written Moscow
Language Russian
Autograph Location Moscow: Russian State Library
Publication П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том VI (1961), p. 132–133

Text and Translation

Russian text
(original)
English translation
By Brett Langston
Многоуважаемый Дмитрий Васильевич!

Сей молодой человек приехал из Перми, где он был в каком-то монастыре служкой, чтобы изучать музыку и сделаться регентом. Помогите ему Вашими советами. Я решительно не знаю, что ему нужно сделать, чтобы добиться цели.

Искренне уважающий Вас

П. Чайковский

Most respected Dmitry Vasilyevich!

This young man has come from Perm, where he was an altar boy in one of the monasteries, in order to study music and to become a chorister. Please assist him with your advice. I know absolutely nothing about what he needs to do in order to fulfil his intentions [2].

Your sincerely respectful,

P. Tchaikovsky

Notes and References

  1. Dated according to a note by Dmitry Razumovsky.
  2. The identity of the aspiring young chorister is unknown.