Letter 2455a
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | late March/early April 1884 (?) |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Anton Arensky |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Saint Petersburg (Russia): Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Pushkin House), Manuscript Department (ф. 504, № 69, л. 1) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVII (1981), p. 232 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
| Весьма приглашаю Вас сойти с высоты кокоревского и аренского величия в нижний (бель) этаж обитаемого Вами дома в субботу, послезавтра, в № 14, к нижеподписавшемуся в 8 час[ов] вечера.
Будут исполнены 3 квартета Моцарта. Слушатели будут Танеев, Ларош, Губерты, Вы и П. Чайковский |
I summon you to descend from the majestic Kokorevskian and Arenskian heights to No. 14 on the lower (ground) floor of your dwelling [1] on Saturday, the day after tomorrow, to the undersigned at 8 o'clock in the evening.
3 quartets by Mozart will be performed. The audience shall be Taneyev, Laroche, Hubert, you, and P. Tchaikovsky |
