Letter 303
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 1/13 May 1873 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Vasily Bessel |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Moscow (Russia): Russian National Museum of Music (ф. 42, No. 230) |
| Publication | Музыкальная новь (1923), No. 1, p. 53 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 317 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Любезнейший Василий Васильевич!
Пишу тебе наскоро эти строки, чтобы попросить тебя не медля ни минуты выслать сюда партитуру моей симфонии. Она должна быть исполнена на экстренном концерте с вели[им] князем. Вечером напишу тебе более подробно. П. Чайковский |
Most gracious Vasily Vasilyevich!
I'm writing these lines to you in haste, in order to ask you for not a moment's delay in sending the score of my symphony here [1]. It must be performed at a special concert with the Grand Duke [2]. I'll write to you with more details in the evening. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2, Op. 17, in its original version, was performed in Moscow on 15 May 1873 at a special Russian Musical Society concert, conducted by Nikolay Rubinstein.
- ↑ The Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolayevich, who was the president of the Russian Musical Society.
