Letter 2424
| Date | 4/16 February 1884 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Emiliya Pavlovskaya |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Moscow (Russia): Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum (Pavlovskaya collection) |
| Publication | Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского, том 2 (1901), p. 621 (abridged) Советская музыка (1934), No. 8, p. 64 Чайковский на Московской сцене (1940), p. 316 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XII (1970), p. 308. |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Luis Sundkvist |
4 февр[аля] 1884 Дорогая, чудная Эмилия Карловна!
Я доведён испытанными волнениями до такого состояния, что решился сегодня же уехать за границу и искать отдыха в дальнем путешествии. Спасибо Вам, несравненная Мария, за неописанное-чудное исполнение роли. Дай Бог Вам всякого счастья и успеха! Никогда не забуду глубоких впечатлений, доставленных Вашим дивным талантом. Целую Ваши ручки. Ваш до гроба, П. Чайковский |
4 February 1884 Dear, wonderful Emiliya Karlovna!
All the anxiety I have experienced has driven me to a point where, today, I have taken the decision of going abroad and seeking rest in a long journey [1]. Thank you, you incomparable Mariya, for your indescribably wonderful performance of the role. May God give you every possible happiness and success! I shall never forget the profound impressions which your marvellous talent has afforded me. I kiss your hands. Yours unto the grave, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky had been very nervous during the premiere of Mazepa at the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre the previous evening, on 3/15 February 1884. Making his way abroad via Saint Petersburg, Tchaikovsky was in Berlin by 7/19 February and a few days later arrived in Paris, where he would stay for just over a fortnight before returning to Russia.
