Letter 3317

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Date 13/25 August 1887
Addressed to Anatoly Brandukov
Where written Aachen
Language Russian
Autograph Location Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 22)
Publication П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 192

Text and Translation

Russian text
(original)
English translation
By Brett Langston
Распроклятый, подлый Аахен,
13/25 авг[уста 18]87 г.

Толя! Напиши мне, до которых пор ты останешься в Париже, у меня до тебя дело есть, и очень хочется увидеть тебя. Я написал небольшую виолончельную пиэсу и хочу, чтобы ты просмотрел и отделал виолончельную партию. Конечно, как виолончелист ты весьма слаб и плох, — но что делать—другого под рукой нет!

Отвечай душка, сейчас же!

Твой П. Чайковский

Foul, accursed Aachen,
13/25 August 1887

Tolya! Write to me about when you're staying in Paris, as I have some business with you and would very much like to see you. I've written a small cello piece [1] and want you to look through and ruin the cello part. Of course, you are an extremely feeble and bad cellist — but what's to be done, there's no-one else at hand!

Answer me at once, dear fellow!

Yours P. Tchaikovsky

Notes and References

  1. The Pezzo capriccioso for cello and orchestra, Op. 62.