Letter 337
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | late January/early February or early/mid-February 1874 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Vasily Bessel |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Moscow (Russia): Russian National Museum of Music (ф. 42, No. 243) |
| Publication | Советская музыка (1938), No. 6, p. 38–39 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том V (1959), p. 342 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Любезнейший друг!
Ради Бога, похлопочи а клавираусцуге и напиши, в каком положении это дело. Если нельзя напечатать ко времени, то можно переписать, и нужно 4 экземпляра. Ещё потрудись мне написать, когда будет концерт с моей симфонией, теперь это уже, вероятно, известно. Твой П. Чайковский |
Most gracious friend!
For God's sake, take care with the piano reduction, and write to me how matters stand [1]. If it can't be printed in time, then it needs to be written out, and 4 copies are required. Kindly also write to me with the date of the concert with my symphony [2], which should probably already be known by now. Yours P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ The arrangement for voices and piano of the opera The Oprichnik.
- ↑ Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 3, whose premiere would take place in Moscow on 7/19 November 1875, at the first symphony concert of the Russian Musical Society, conducted by Nikolay Rubinstein
