Letter 4664
Date | 14/26 April 1892 |
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Addressed to | Modest Tchaikovsky |
Where written | Moscow |
Language | Russian |
Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 1993) |
Publication | Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского, том 3 (1902), p. 534 (abridged) П. И. Чайковский. Письма к близким. Избранное (1955), p. 512 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVI-Б (1979), p. 77 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Letters to his family. An autobiography (1981), p. 513 (English translation) |
Text and Translation
Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Москва 14 апр[еля] [18]92 Модя! Ради Бога, прости, — такое сумасшедшее время, что решительно писать нельзя. Репетиции (ещё ни разу не дирижировал вследствие болезней артистов), корректуры, гости и т. д. не дают минуты покоя. Тороплюсь с корректурой «Иоланты» — она забирает весь досуг. Тяжёлое время переживаю, но совершенно здоров. Обнимаю вас обоих. Твой, П. Чайковский Напишу, честное слово, на днях. |
Moscow 14 April 1892 Modya! For God's sake forgive me — it's such a mad time that I'm absolutely unable to write. Rehearsals (which I still haven't conducted because the artists are ill) [1], proofs, guests, etc., don't give me a minute's peace. I'm pressing on with the proofs of Iolanta — which is taking up every spare moment [2]. It's a trying experience, but I'm completely well. I hug you both. Yours, P. Tchaikovsky I'll write soon, on my word of honour. |
Notes and References
- ↑ Ippolit Pryanishnikov's opera company were rehearsing Charles Gounod's opera Faust. Owing to the indisposition of the artists, the performance was delayed until 20 April/2 May 1892.
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was correcting Sergey Taneyev's vocal-piano reduction of the opera Iolanta.