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{{centre|Dear friend!}} | {{centre|Dear friend!}} | ||
The enclosed letter <ref name="note1"/> is for [[Ivan Vsevolozhsky|I. A. Vsevolozhsky]]. I hope with all my heart that this letter contributes to fulfilling my sincere desire to render a service to Aleksandra Pavlovna <ref name="note2"/>. My heartfelt thanks for the photograph <ref name="note3"/>. I shall send you mine tomorrow. A thousand best wishes and greetings to Aleksandra Pavlovna. | The enclosed letter <ref name="note1"/> is for [[Ivan Vsevolozhsky|I. A. Vsevolozhsky]]. I hope with all my heart that this letter contributes to fulfilling my sincere desire to render a service to [[Aleksandra Krutikova|Aleksandra Pavlovna]] <ref name="note2"/>. My heartfelt thanks for the photograph <ref name="note3"/>. I shall send you mine tomorrow. A thousand best wishes and greetings to Aleksandra Pavlovna. | ||
Affectionately yours, | Affectionately yours, | ||
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<ref name="note1">See [[Letter 3255]] to [[Ivan Vsevolozhsky]] of the same date.</ref> | <ref name="note1">See [[Letter 3255]] to [[Ivan Vsevolozhsky]] of the same date.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note2">Aleksandra Pavlovna Krutikova (1851-1919), singer (mezzo-soprano), who had been with the Bolshoi Theatre in [[Moscow]] since 1880, but had just had her contract terminated by its unpopular new director, Apollon Aleksandrovich Maykov (1826-1902), supposedly due to financial considerations.</ref> | <ref name="note2">[[Aleksandra Krutikova|Aleksandra Pavlovna Krutikova]] (1851-1919), singer (mezzo-soprano), who had been with the Bolshoi Theatre in [[Moscow]] since 1880, but had just had her contract terminated by its unpopular new director, Apollon Aleksandrovich Maykov (1826-1902), supposedly due to financial considerations.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note3">The Tchaikovsky House-Museum at [[Klin]] has four photographs of [[Bogomir Korsov]], inclduing one in the role of the Devil (from the opera ''[[Cherevichki]]'') and two in the title role from ''[[Mazepa]]''. It is not known which of these [[Korsov]] sent on this occasion, nor which of himself Tchaikovsky sent in return.</ref> | <ref name="note3">The Tchaikovsky House-Museum at [[Klin]] has four photographs of [[Bogomir Korsov]], inclduing one in the role of the Devil (from the opera ''[[Cherevichki]]'') and two in the title role from ''[[Mazepa]]''. It is not known which of these [[Korsov]] sent on this occasion, nor which of himself Tchaikovsky sent in return.</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:39, 9 September 2023
| Date | 13/25 May 1887 |
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| Addressed to | Bogomir Korsov |
| Where written | Saint Petersburg |
| Language | French |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 247) |
| Publication | Советская музыка (1959), No. 1, p. 77 (Russian translation) П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 111 |
Text and Translation
| French text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
13 Mai Cher ami!
Ci-joint la lettre pour И. А. Всевол[ожский]. Je souhaite de tout mon cœur que cette lettre contribue à l'accomplissement de ton sincère désir de rendre service à Александра Павловна. Je V[ou]s remercie de tout ton cœur pour les Photographies. Je V[ou]s enverrai la mienne demain. Mille bons souhaits et salutations à Ал[ександра] Павл[овна]. А Vous de cœur, Р. Tschaïkovsky |
13 May Dear friend!
The enclosed letter [1] is for I. A. Vsevolozhsky. I hope with all my heart that this letter contributes to fulfilling my sincere desire to render a service to Aleksandra Pavlovna [2]. My heartfelt thanks for the photograph [3]. I shall send you mine tomorrow. A thousand best wishes and greetings to Aleksandra Pavlovna. Affectionately yours, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ See Letter 3255 to Ivan Vsevolozhsky of the same date.
- ↑ Aleksandra Pavlovna Krutikova (1851-1919), singer (mezzo-soprano), who had been with the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow since 1880, but had just had her contract terminated by its unpopular new director, Apollon Aleksandrovich Maykov (1826-1902), supposedly due to financial considerations.
- ↑ The Tchaikovsky House-Museum at Klin has four photographs of Bogomir Korsov, inclduing one in the role of the Devil (from the opera Cherevichki) and two in the title role from Mazepa. It is not known which of these Korsov sent on this occasion, nor which of himself Tchaikovsky sent in return.
