Letter 3782
| Date | 2/14 February 1889 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Modest Tchaikovsky |
| Where written | Frankfurt |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 1902) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Письма к близким. Избранное (1955), p. 414 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XV-А (1976), p. 40 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Letters to his family. An autobiography (1981), p. 414–415 (English translation) |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
14/2 февр[аля] Модя! Писать письма решительно не нахожу времени. Буду посылать только краткие известия. Успех в Кёльне был очень большой. Музыканты после сюиты при вызове сыграли 3-екратный туш. Сегодня была первая репетиция франкфуртского концерта. Скучаю и томлюсь ужасно. Главное бедствие, что никогда нельзя быть одному, и вечная усталость, доходящая до отупения. Завтра репетиция и концерт. Послезавтра в Дрезден. Посылаю статью, вышедшую в день концерта в Кёльне в «Kölnische Zeitung». Покажи её Цету и кланяйся ему. Всех обнимаю и целую. П. Чайковский |
14/2 February Modya! I absolutely can't find the time to write letters. I'll just be sending you brief news. Cologne was a huge success. After the suite the musicians were called upon to give me a triple flourish [1]. Today was the first rehearsal for the Frankfurt concert. I'm homesick and pining terribly. The foremost calamity is that one can never be alone, compounded by perpetual fatigue to the point of numbness. Tomorrow there's a rehearsal and concert. The day after it's Dresden. I'm sending you an article which came out on the day of the Cologne concert in the "Kölnische Zeitung". Show it to Zet [2] and give him my regards. Hugs and kisses to everyone. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ On 31 January/12 February 1889, Tchaikovsky had conducted his Suite No. 3 at the Gürzenich in Cologne.
- ↑ Julius Zet (in Russia: Yuly Tset) was the composer's representative in his negotiations with Western European concert agents.
