Letter 3352
| Date | 14/26 September 1887 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Modest Tchaikovsky |
| Where written | Maydanovo |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 1865) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 216–217 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
14 сент[ября] [18]87 Майданово Модя! По возвращении из Питера 3 дня был занят сочинением переделок в «Чародейке». В субботу 12 числа поехал в Москву. Провёл там 2 суток в непрерывном трактирном кутеже, от которого привёз сюда отвратительное воспоминание. Вообще замечательно, как я охладел в моем пристрастии к Москве. Привёз сюда Лароша. Решаюсь посвятить ему в течение нескольких дней все вечера, дабы попытаться к 20 числу написать статью. Если будут письма на моё имя, то до 25 числа присылай, пожалуйста, сюда. Присылай мне письма от Засядки. Целую, обнимаю. П. Чайковский |
14 September 1887 Maydanovo Modya! Since my return from Piter 3 days ago [1] I've been busy coming up with alterations to "The Enchantress". On Saturday the 12th I left for Moscow. I spent 2 days there on an uninterrupted drinking binge, which I've come back from with most unpleasant memories. In general it's remarkable how my fondness for Moscow has waned. I've brought Laroche back here. I've decided to devote the next few evenings to him, so that he can try to finish writing an article by the 20th. If there are any letters for me, then please send them here before the 25th [2]. Send me Zasyadko's [3] letters. Kisses, hugs. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky had been in Saint Petersburg on 7/19 and 8/20 September, in connection for preparations for the staging of his new opera The Enchantress at the Mariinsky Theatre.
- ↑ Herman Laroche's article, which was largely devoted to the passing of the composer Aleksandr Borodin, would be published in the Russian Herald (Русский вестник) issue of October 1887.
- ↑ Dmitry Ivanovich Zasyadko, the nephew of Tchaikovsky's recently deceased friend Nikolay Kondratyev.
