Letter 546
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 19/31 March 1877 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Nadezhda von Meck |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 3062) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том VI (1961), p. 117 П. И. Чайковский — Н.Ф. фон Мекк. Переписка в 4-х томах, 1876-1890, том 1 (2007), p. 31 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
| Извините, Надежда Филаретовна, что ответ мой будет столь краток. Ваш посланный застал меня в гостях. Благодарю Вас от всего сердце за милое письмо и за щедрое вложение, в нем заключающееся. Завтра я уезжаю на две недели к сестре в Киевскую губернию. Желаю Вам приятно провести праздники.
Вас искренно преданный, П. Чайковский |
Forgive me, Nadezhda Filaretovna, that my reply will be so short. Your messenger has found me with visitors. I thank you with all my heart for the kind letter [1], and for the generous sum which was enclosed. Tomorrow I am leaving for two weeks with my sister in Kiev province [2]. I wish you a pleasant holiday [3].
Your sincerely devoted, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Letter from Nadezhda von Meck to Tchaikovsky, 18/30 March 1877, in which she thanked and paid him for fulfilling her commission to write a Funeral March for piano duet on themes from his opera The Oprichnik. See also Letter 545 to Nadezhda von Meck, 16/28 March 1877.
- ↑ Tchaikovsky arrived at his sister Aleksandra's home at Kamenka on 20 March/1 April 1877.
- ↑ In 1877 the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated Easter on 27 March/8 April.
