Letter 3455
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 1887 [1] |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Sergey Taneyev |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Moscow (Russia): Russian State Archive of Literature and Art (ф. 880) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. С. И. Танеев. Письма (1951), p. 151 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 318 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Милый Сергей Иванович!
Матильда Карловна Грессер (урождённая Альтани), ученица А. Г. Рубинштейна, желала бы быть приглашенной в Консерваторию в качестве фортепьянной преподавательницы. Весьма рекомендую её Вам, ибо знаю с наилучшей стороны. П. Чайковский |
Dear Sergey Ivanovich!
Matilda Karlovna Gresser (née Altani) [2], a student of A. G. Rubinstein, should like to be invited to the Conservatory in the capacity of piano teacher. I highly recommend her to you, because I know her qualities first hand. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Dated to 1887 by the editors of П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), based on entries in Sergey Taneyev's notebooks.
- ↑ The pianist Matilda Karlovna Gresser (1839-1908), older sister of the conductor Ippolit Altani, would later establish her own music school in Moscow.
