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[[Serezha]]! If you have the serious intention of coming to [[Piter]] in order to hear my opera <ref name="note1"/>, I very much urge you not to carry out this intention. To be honest, there is nothing particularly good in this opera , and I really would not want you to turn up in [[Petersburg]] for its sake. I impatiently await your letter, to which I shall reply in detail | [[Serezha]]! If you have the serious intention of coming to [[Piter]] in order to hear my opera <ref name="note1"/>, I very much urge you not to carry out this intention. To be honest, there is nothing particularly good in this opera, and I really would not want you to turn up in [[Petersburg]] for its sake. I impatiently await your letter, to which I shall reply in detail. | ||
{{right|Yours P. Tchaikovsky}} | {{right|Yours P. Tchaikovsky}} | ||
Greetings to all your family, as well as to the Maslovs <ref name="note2"/>. | Greetings to all your family, as well as to the Maslovs <ref name="note2"/>. | ||
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==Notes and References== | ==Notes and References== | ||
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<ref name="note1">The premiere of | <ref name="note1">The premiere of [[The Oprichnik]] was due to take place at the Mariinsky Theatre on 12/24 April 1874, and Tchaikovsky had arrived in [[Saint Petersburg]] to attend the rehearsals a few days before writing this letter. From the very start of the rehearsals, Tchaikovsky had felt dissatisfied with his new opera.</ref> | ||
<ref name="note2">Like Taneyev, Tchaikovsky was very close to the Maslov family, which included the lawyer [[Fyodor Maslov]] and his sisters [[Anna Maslova|Anna]], [[Varvara Maslova|Varvara]] | <ref name="note2">Like Taneyev, Tchaikovsky was very close to the Maslov family, which included the lawyer [[Fyodor Maslov]] and his sisters [[Anna Maslova|Anna]], [[Varvara Maslova|Varvara]] and [[Sofya Maslova|Sofya]].</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:11, 5 March 2024
| Date | 25 March/6 April 1874 |
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| Addressed to | Sergey Taneyev |
| Where written | Saint Petersburg |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | unknown |
| Publication | Письма П. И. Чайковского и С. И. Танеева (1874-1893) [1916], p. 1 П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма (1951), p. 3 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 346 |
| Notes | Manuscript copy in Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve |
Text and Translation
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) |
English translation By Luis Sundkvist |
Питер 25 марта 1874 г[ода] Серёжа! Если Вы имеете серьёзное намерение приехать в Питер для слушания моей оперы, то я очень прошу Вас не приводить сего намерения в исполнение. По правде сказать, ничего нет особенно хорошего в этой опере, и мне бы не хотелось, чтобы Вы из-за неё прикатили в Петербург. Жду с нетерпением Вашего письма, на которое отвечу Вам обстоятельно. Ваш П. Чайковский Поклон всем Вашим, а также и Масловым. |
Piter 25 March 1874 Serezha! If you have the serious intention of coming to Piter in order to hear my opera [1], I very much urge you not to carry out this intention. To be honest, there is nothing particularly good in this opera, and I really would not want you to turn up in Petersburg for its sake. I impatiently await your letter, to which I shall reply in detail. Yours P. Tchaikovsky Greetings to all your family, as well as to the Maslovs [2]. |
Notes and References
- ↑ The premiere of The Oprichnik was due to take place at the Mariinsky Theatre on 12/24 April 1874, and Tchaikovsky had arrived in Saint Petersburg to attend the rehearsals a few days before writing this letter. From the very start of the rehearsals, Tchaikovsky had felt dissatisfied with his new opera.
- ↑ Like Taneyev, Tchaikovsky was very close to the Maslov family, which included the lawyer Fyodor Maslov and his sisters Anna, Varvara and Sofya.
