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|Date=early/mid October 1873 | |Date=early/mid-October 1873 | ||
|To=[[Nikolay Rubinstein]] | |To=[[Nikolay Rubinstein]] | ||
|Place=[[Moscow]] | |Place=[[Moscow]] | ||
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|Translated text={{centre|Dear friend!}} | |Translated text={{centre|Dear friend!}} | ||
It turns out that I have quinsy and an abscess of the mouth, which has now been operated on. Because of this I will probably require a further 2 or 3 days' sitting around <ref name="note1"/>. Since I am very bored, might I request the Director (if he is free), the Inspector <ref name="note2"/>, and Professors [[Kashkin]], [[Hubert]] and [[Zverev]] to visit me in the evening | It turns out that I have quinsy and an abscess of the mouth, which has now been operated on. Because of this I will probably require a further 2 or 3 days' sitting around <ref name="note1"/>. Since I am very bored, might I request the Director (if he is free), the Inspector <ref name="note2"/>, and Professors [[Kashkin]], [[Hubert]] and [[Zverev]] to visit me in the evening? I beg you to ask all these gentlemen to honour me with their attendance. | ||
{{right|Yours, P. Tchaikovsky}} | {{right|Yours, P. Tchaikovsky}} | ||
Could you let me know these gentleman's replies, because I have to prepare dinner | Could you let me know these gentleman's replies, because I have to prepare dinner? | ||
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==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:29, 1 March 2024
| Date | early/mid-October 1873 |
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| Addressed to | Nikolay Rubinstein |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Moscow (Russia): Russian National Museum of Music (ф. 37, No. 82) |
| Publication | История русской музыки в исследованиях и материалах, том 1 (1924), p. 160 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 328 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Милый друг!
У меня оказалась жаба и нарыв во рту, который сейчас прорезали. Поэтому я, вероятно, ещё дня 2 или три просижу. Так как мне очень скучно, то я очень прошу, чтобы вечером меня посетили Директор (если свободен), Инспектор и гг. Профессора Кашкин, Губерт и Зверев. Очень прошу тебя попросить всех этих господ удостоить меня посещением. Твой, П. Чайковский Нельзя ли отвечать, будут ли эти господа, потому что я должен приготовить ужин. |
Dear friend!
It turns out that I have quinsy and an abscess of the mouth, which has now been operated on. Because of this I will probably require a further 2 or 3 days' sitting around [1]. Since I am very bored, might I request the Director (if he is free), the Inspector [2], and Professors Kashkin, Hubert and Zverev to visit me in the evening? I beg you to ask all these gentlemen to honour me with their attendance. Yours, P. Tchaikovsky Could you let me know these gentleman's replies, because I have to prepare dinner? |
Notes and References
- ↑ Dated in relation to Letter 319 and Letter 320.
- ↑ The Director of the Moscow Conservatory was Nikolay Rubinstein himself, and the Inspector was Karl Albrecht.
