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Golubchik, on the 26th, as well as the red wine could you bring ''2 bottles'' of red ''port'', and a bottle of the finest cognac. Besides this, I need ''3 pounds of the best Swiss cheese, 3 pounds of pressed caviar, also the best canned salmon and a tin of shrimps (crevettes)''. | Golubchik, on the 26th, as well as the red wine could you bring ''2 bottles'' of red ''port'', and a bottle of the finest cognac. Besides this, I need ''3 pounds of the best Swiss cheese, 3 pounds of pressed caviar, also the best canned salmon and a tin of shrimps (crevettes)''. | ||
The port is | The port is needed for [[Zverev]], who doesn't drink anything else. | ||
Let me know in a word or two whether you've received this letter and if you can fulfil my order. | Let me know in a word or two whether you've received this letter and if you can fulfil my order. | ||
Latest revision as of 16:12, 23 September 2023
| Date | 22 December 1885/3 January 1886 |
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| Addressed to | Pyotr Jurgenson |
| Where written | Maydanovo |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2498) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIII (1971), p. 229 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
22 дек[абря] [18]85 Привези, голубчик, 26-го числа кроме красного вина 2 бутылки красного портвейн а и бутылку хорошего коньяку. Кроме того, мне нужны 3 фунта лучшего сыра швейцарского, 3 фунта паюсной икры, тоже самой лучшей, консервы из лососины и жестянку креветов (crevettes). Портвейн нужен для Зверева, который ничего другого не пьёт. Дай мне знать одним словечком, получил ли ты это письмецо и исполнишь ли моё поручение. До свиданья! П. Чайковский |
22 December 1885 Golubchik, on the 26th, as well as the red wine could you bring 2 bottles of red port, and a bottle of the finest cognac. Besides this, I need 3 pounds of the best Swiss cheese, 3 pounds of pressed caviar, also the best canned salmon and a tin of shrimps (crevettes). The port is needed for Zverev, who doesn't drink anything else. Let me know in a word or two whether you've received this letter and if you can fulfil my order. Until we meet! P. Tchaikovsky |
