Letter 3946
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 1/13 October 1889 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Modest Tchaikovsky |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 1916) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XV-А (1976), p. 189 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
1 октября Пречистенка, Троицкий пер[еулок] № 6 Милый Модя!
Посылаю 300 р[ублей] сер[ебром]. Из них 100 — Наре, 100 — на шинель Боба, 100 — тебе. Вчера был Танеевский обед в «Эрмитаже». Квартирка моя прелестна, но немножко слишком мала. Феклуша едва двигается, очень похудела ещё. Печально смотреть на неё. Писать некогда! Целую. Твой, П. Чайковский |
1 October Prechistenka, Troitsky Lane No. 6 Dear Modya!
I'm sending 300 silver rubles, of which 100 are for Nara [1], 100 for Bob's overcoat, and 100 for you. The Taneyev dinner at the "Hermitage" was yesterday [2] My apartment is lovely, but somewhat too small. Feklusha [3] hardly moves, yet she's losing weight. She's a pitiful sight. No more time to write! I kiss you. Yours, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Apollinaire Skvortsova, the grandmother of Modest's ward Nikolay Konradi.
- ↑ Sergey Taneyev's brother Vladimir was the organiser of a monthly dinner attended by notable scientists and figures from the arts. Tchaikovsky missed this particular occasion, as he arrived in Moscow too late.
- ↑ The wife of Tchaikovsky's manservant Aleksey Sofronov.
