Letter 3467a
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 10/22 January 1888 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Julius Laube |
| Where written | Hamburg |
| Language | German |
| Autograph Location | unknown [1] |
| Publication | Tchaikovsky Research Bulletin No. 1 (February 2011), p. 62 (extract only; with English translation) |
Text and Translation
This incomplete text is based on the facsimile of the last of the the letter's three pages published in Stargardt's 1988 auction catalogue [2].
| German text (original) |
English translation By Luis Sundkvist |
| [...] Wollen wir hoffen, dass es so geschehen wird. Ich glaube dass für Die Direction des Zarskoe-Selo-Bahn es wäre doch ein grosses Glück wenn Sie und Ihr vortreffliches Orchester in Pawlovsk im künftigen sommer spielen könnten.
Mit grosser Hochachtung bin ich, Ihr ergebener, Peter Tschaïkovsky |
[...] Let us hope that this is how it will turn out. I think that for the management of the Tsarskoye Selo railway it would indeed be a great stroke of luck if you and your magnificent orchestra could play in Pavlovsk next summer.
With great respect I remain, your devoted, Peter Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ The autograph was auctioned on 6 March 1997 by Swann Auction Galleries, New York.
- ↑ Only minimal extracts in English translation were given in the catalogue description: Tchaikovsky thanks Laube "for your marvellous performance of my difficult work", and asks him to "conduct at Pavlovsk in the summer". See https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/tchaikovsky,-peter-ilich-199-p-vc65mfvazp
