Letter 1620
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 29 October/10 November 1880 [1] |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Vasily Bessel |
| Where written | Kamenka |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Moscow (Russia): Russian National Museum of Music (ф. 42, No. 263) |
| Publication | Советская музыка (1938), No. 6, p. 51 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том IX (1965), p. 309 |
| Notes | Note on visiting card |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Пётр Ильич Чайковский
уведомляет Музык[альную] торг[овлю] г. Бесселя что он остаётся в Каменке до 6-го ноября, а затем корректуры ему следует адресовать в Москву, в Консерваторию или в Музык[альную] торг[овлю] Юргенсона. |
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
gives notice to the music establishment of Mr Bessel that he is remaining at Kamenka until 6 November, and thereafter the proofs [2] should be addressed to him in Moscow, at the Conservatory or Jurgenson's music establishment. |
Notes and References
- ↑ Dated according to the postmark on the envelope.
- ↑ The proofs of the revised edition of the Symphony No. 2, which Bessel was (reluctantly) publishing.
