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|Date=8/20 October 1887 | |||
|To=[[Velebín Urbánek]] | |||
|Place=[[Saint Petersburg]] | |||
|Language=French | |||
|Autograph=Beverley Hills (California, USA): {{priv}} | |||
|Publication={{bib|1974/53|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XIV}} (1974), p. 237–238 | |||
|Notes=Original incorrectly dated "8/22 October" | |||
}} | |||
==Text and Translation== | |||
{{Lettertext | |||
|Language=French | |||
|Translator=Brett Langston | |||
|Original text={{right|8/{{sic|22|20}} Octobre 1887<br/>''S[ain]t Pétersbourg, Fontanka, 15''}} | |||
{{centre|Monsieur!}} | |||
M[onsieu]r Friedrich de Berlin (que je n'ai pas l'honneur de connaitre {{sic|personellemet|personnellement}}) m'a fait de la part de lа ''Umelecka Beseda'' l'offre très flatteuse de venir à Prague pour un concert qui serait consacre à mes compositions et ou je conduirais l'orchestre moi-même. Je lui ai rèpondu que j'acceptais cette invitation avec grand plaisir. Maintenant il m'écrit que la ''Umelecka Beseda'' me propose pour ce concert la premiere moitie de ''Décembre''. | |||
J'ai l'honneur de Vous {{sic|annoncer|anoncer}}, Monsieur, que je viendrai volontiers à Prague entre le 1 et le 15 Décembre et que je serai très content de profiter de cette occasion pour me faire connaître au public de Votre ville. Cependant, Monsieur, avant de décider quoi que ce soit, je voudrais que la Direction de la ''Umelecka Beseda'' me fit ''directement'' l'invitation de venir, car, n'ayant pas l'honneur de connaître M[onsieu]r Friedrich et ne sachant pas si lа ''Umelecka Beseda'' lui a donné plein pouvoir pour inviter les musiciens qui auront l'honneur de prendre part à ses concerts, — je ne puis considérer l'offre qu'il m'а faite comme un engagement formel. | |||
Veuillez donc, Monsieur, me faire savoir bientôt et d'une manière tout à fait décisive si réellement je suis attendu à Prague pour avoir l'insigne honneur d'y faire jouer mes œuvres sous ma direction personnelle. | |||
Veuillez aussi, Monsieur, agréer l'expression de ma haute estime. | |||
{{right|Р. Tschaïkovsky}} | |||
|Translated text={{right|8/{{sic|22|20}} October 1887<br/>''[[Saint Petersburg]], Fontanka, 15''}} | |||
{{centre|Monsieur!}} | |||
Monsieur Friedrich <ref name="note1"/> of [[Berlin]] (whom I have not had the honour to know personally) on behalf of the ''Umělecká beseda'' <ref name="note2"/> has made me a flattering offer to come to [[Prague]] for a concert which would be devoted to my compositions, and where I would direct the orchestra myself <ref name="note3"/>. I replied to him that I accepted this invitation with great pleasure <ref name="note4"/>. Now he writes that the ''Umělecká beseda'' has proposed this concert for the first half of ''December'' <ref name="note5"/>. | |||
I have the honour of informing you, Monsieur, that I will gladly come to [[Prague]] between 1 and 15 December, and that I will be very pleased to take advantage of this opportunity to make myself known to the public of your city. However, Monsieur, before deciding anything, I should like the Directorate of the ''Umělecká beseda'' to give me a ''direct'' invitation to come, because, not having the honour of knowing Monsieur Friedrich, and not knowing if the ''Umělecká beseda'' has bestowed him with full authority to invite the musicians who will have the honour to take part in his concerts—then I cannot consider the offer he made to me a formal engagement. | |||
Therefore please, Monsieur, let me know presently and most surely whether I am indeed expected in [[Prague]] to have the great honour to have my works played under my personal direction <ref name="note6"/>. | |||
Please accept, Monsieur, the expression of my highest esteem. | |||
{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}} | |||
}} | |||
==Notes and References== | |||
<references> | |||
<ref name="note1">Dmitry Avgustovich Friedrich (Фридрих), Russian concert agent in [[Berlin]].</ref> | |||
<ref name="note2">The Association of Artists, founded in [[Prague]] in 1862 for the promotion of literature, music and visual arts.</ref> | |||
<ref name="note3">Letter from Dmitry Friedrich to Tchaikovsky dated 16/28 September 1887.</ref> | |||
<ref name="note4">This letter has not survived.</ref> | |||
<ref name="note5">Letter from Dmitry Friedrich to Tchaikovsky dated 4/16 October 1887.</ref> | |||
<ref name="note6">The organising committee of the Umělecká beseda wrote to Tchaikovsky on 13/25 November 1887 to formally confirm his invitation. See {{bib|1970/6}} (1970), p. 183.</ref> | |||
</references> | |||
Revision as of 17:43, 28 March 2020
| Date | 8/20 October 1887 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Velebín Urbánek |
| Where written | Saint Petersburg |
| Language | French |
| Autograph Location | Beverley Hills (California, USA): Private collection |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 237–238 |
| Notes | Original incorrectly dated "8/22 October" |
Text and Translation
| French text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
8/22 Octobre 1887 S[ain]t Pétersbourg, Fontanka, 15 Monsieur!
M[onsieu]r Friedrich de Berlin (que je n'ai pas l'honneur de connaitre personellemet) m'a fait de la part de lа Umelecka Beseda l'offre très flatteuse de venir à Prague pour un concert qui serait consacre à mes compositions et ou je conduirais l'orchestre moi-même. Je lui ai rèpondu que j'acceptais cette invitation avec grand plaisir. Maintenant il m'écrit que la Umelecka Beseda me propose pour ce concert la premiere moitie de Décembre. J'ai l'honneur de Vous annoncer, Monsieur, que je viendrai volontiers à Prague entre le 1 et le 15 Décembre et que je serai très content de profiter de cette occasion pour me faire connaître au public de Votre ville. Cependant, Monsieur, avant de décider quoi que ce soit, je voudrais que la Direction de la Umelecka Beseda me fit directement l'invitation de venir, car, n'ayant pas l'honneur de connaître M[onsieu]r Friedrich et ne sachant pas si lа Umelecka Beseda lui a donné plein pouvoir pour inviter les musiciens qui auront l'honneur de prendre part à ses concerts, — je ne puis considérer l'offre qu'il m'а faite comme un engagement formel. Veuillez donc, Monsieur, me faire savoir bientôt et d'une manière tout à fait décisive si réellement je suis attendu à Prague pour avoir l'insigne honneur d'y faire jouer mes œuvres sous ma direction personnelle. Veuillez aussi, Monsieur, agréer l'expression de ma haute estime. Р. Tschaïkovsky |
Monsieur!
Monsieur Friedrich [1] of Berlin (whom I have not had the honour to know personally) on behalf of the Umělecká beseda [2] has made me a flattering offer to come to Prague for a concert which would be devoted to my compositions, and where I would direct the orchestra myself [3]. I replied to him that I accepted this invitation with great pleasure [4]. Now he writes that the Umělecká beseda has proposed this concert for the first half of December [5]. I have the honour of informing you, Monsieur, that I will gladly come to Prague between 1 and 15 December, and that I will be very pleased to take advantage of this opportunity to make myself known to the public of your city. However, Monsieur, before deciding anything, I should like the Directorate of the Umělecká beseda to give me a direct invitation to come, because, not having the honour of knowing Monsieur Friedrich, and not knowing if the Umělecká beseda has bestowed him with full authority to invite the musicians who will have the honour to take part in his concerts—then I cannot consider the offer he made to me a formal engagement. Therefore please, Monsieur, let me know presently and most surely whether I am indeed expected in Prague to have the great honour to have my works played under my personal direction [6]. Please accept, Monsieur, the expression of my highest esteem. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Dmitry Avgustovich Friedrich (Фридрих), Russian concert agent in Berlin.
- ↑ The Association of Artists, founded in Prague in 1862 for the promotion of literature, music and visual arts.
- ↑ Letter from Dmitry Friedrich to Tchaikovsky dated 16/28 September 1887.
- ↑ This letter has not survived.
- ↑ Letter from Dmitry Friedrich to Tchaikovsky dated 4/16 October 1887.
- ↑ The organising committee of the Umělecká beseda wrote to Tchaikovsky on 13/25 November 1887 to formally confirm his invitation. See Чайковский и зарубежные музыканты (1970), p. 183.
