Letter 3654
| Date | 4/16 September 1888 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Modest Tchaikovsky |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 1895) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 518 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Москва 4 сент[ября] [18]88 Модя! Я вернулся из Каменки третьего дня; сейчас еду во Фроловское. В Каменке все благополучно, но известия из Парижа отвратительные. Я ничего там не делал, а все или сам был в гостях, или у нас были гости. Все, разумеется, меня очень ласкали, и было вообще приятно. По всей вероятности, Вера не выздоровеет. Ужасно подумать, и жаль бесконечно. Через неделю, или приблизительно, увидимся. Целую. П. Чайковский |
Moscow 4 September 1888 Modya! I returned from Kamenka three days ago; I'm just on my way to Frolovskoye. Everything is fine at Kamenka, but the news from Paris is appalling [1]. I didn't do much there, and the whole time I was either visiting or receiving guests. Of course, they were all people I was very fond of, and it was generally pleasant. In all probability Vera will not recover. This is a horrible thought, and infinitely sad. I'll see you in a week or thereabouts. I kiss you. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ The composer's niece Vera Rimskaya-Korsakova (b. Davydova, 1863-1889) had been taken ill while in Paris and diagnosed with tuberculosis.
