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Hungarian violinist, teacher and composer (b. 7 June 1845 in Veszprém, Austria-Hungary; d. 15 July 1930 in Loschwitz, Germany), born '''''Lipót Auer'''''; known in Russia as '''''Leopold Semyonovich Auer''''' (Леопольд Семенович Ауер).
|Date=by June 1872
|To=[[Ivan Klimenko]]
|Place=[[Moscow]]
|Language=Russian
|Autograph={{locunknown}}
|Publication={{bib|1959/50|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том V}} (1959), p. 279
|Notes=Manuscript copy in [[Klin]] (Russia): {{RUS-KLč}}
}}
==Text==
Based on a handwritten copy in the [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.
{{Lettertext
|Language=Russian
|Translator=
|Original text=Друг души! Игры сегодня нет, и вообще я сегодня не могу тебя видеть, а меж тем страстно желаю. Дай знать, где ты будешь завтра обедать или вечером? Я бы не прочь был побывать у Кашкиных. А то не устроить ли завтра у меня 4-х ручную игру с Кашкиным? Ответь. Одним словом, распоряжайся мной на завтра.
{{right|П. Ч.}}


==Tchaikovsky and Auer==
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Auer enrolled at the Budapest Conservatory at the age of eight, and later studied under Jakob Dont (1815–1888) and Joseph Joachim (1831–1907) in [[Hanover]]. In 1868 he was appointed by [[Anton Rubinstein]] as professor of violin at the [[Saint Petersburg]] Conservatory, where he remained for almost half a century.
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While in [[Saint Petersburg]], Auer led the Russian Musical Society's string quartet (1868–1906), and conducted the society's orchestra (in 1883 and 1887–1892); Tchaikovsky originally intended to dedicate his [[Violin Concerto]] (1878) to Auer, but the violinist decided the concerto was too difficult and refused to play it. As a result of this public humiliation, the composer withdrew his dedications to Auer of both the concerto and the earlier ''[[Sérénade mélancolique]]'' (1876). Although the concerto went on to have great success, Auer did not play it until 1893, and not before making his own alterations (mainly cuts). It was in this abridged version that the concerto was played for much of the twentieth century.
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In 1917 Auer left Russia, and the following year he settled in the United States, where he continued to teach and give concerts.
 
==Tchaikovsky's Works Dedicated to Auer==
* ''[[Sérénade mélancolique]]'' for violin and orchestra, Op. 26 (1876) — dedication withdrawn in 1881
* [[Violin Concerto]], Op. 35 (1878) — dedication withdrawn in 1881.
 
==Correspondence with Tchaikovsky==
4 letters from Tchaikovsky to Leopold Auer have survived, dating from 1887 to 1890, all of which have been translated into English on this website:
* '''[[Letter 3404]]''' – 17/29 November 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 3417]]''' – 24 November/6 December 1887, from [[Maydanovo]]
* '''[[Letter 3423]]''' – 30 November/12 December 1887, from [[Moscow]]
* '''[[Letter 4255]]''' – 15/27 November 1890, from [[Saint Petersburg]]
 
5 letters from Auer to Tchaikovsky, dating from 1887 to 1892, are preserved in the [[Klin]] House-Museum Archive.
 
==Bibliography==
* {{bib|1913/82}} (1913)
* {{bib|1923/4}} (1923)
* {{bib|1923/5}} (1923)
* {{bib|1924/4}} (1924)
* {{bib|1924/5}} (1924)
* {{bib|1927/8}} (1927)
* {{bib|1927/9}} (1927)
* {{bib|1958/69}} (1958)
* {{bib|1962/82}} (1962)
* {{bib|1993/9}} (1993)
* {{bib|2003/30}} (2003)
 
==External Links==
* [[wikipedia:Leopold_Auer|Wikipedia]]
 
[[Category:People|Auer, Leopold]]
[[Category:Correspondents|Auer, Leopold]]
[[Category:Dedicatees|Auer, Leopold]]
[[Category:Violinists|Auer, Leopold]]

Revision as of 13:25, 12 July 2022

Date by June 1872
Addressed to Ivan Klimenko
Where written Moscow
Language Russian
Autograph Location unknown
Publication П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 279
Notes Manuscript copy in Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve

Text

Based on a handwritten copy in the Klin House-Museum Archive, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.

Russian text
(original)
Друг души! Игры сегодня нет, и вообще я сегодня не могу тебя видеть, а меж тем страстно желаю. Дай знать, где ты будешь завтра обедать или вечером? Я бы не прочь был побывать у Кашкиных. А то не устроить ли завтра у меня 4-х ручную игру с Кашкиным? Ответь. Одним словом, распоряжайся мной на завтра.
П. Ч.