Letter 3679
| Date | 27 September/9 October 1888 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Modest Tchaikovsky |
| Where written | Frolovskoye |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 1898) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Письма к близким. Избранное (1955), p. 407–408 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XIV (1974), p. 546 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Letters to his family. An autobiography (1981), p. 408 (English translation) |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
27 сент[ября] Провёл около недели у себя, имея о Губерте ежедневные скверные известия. Сейчас получил от от А[лександры] Ив[ановны] Губ[ерт] телеграмму: «часы сочтены». Еду в Москву и останусь пока все не кончится. Очень мне будет тяжко все это. Очень много работал; «Гамлет» почти совсем готов. 25-го ездил в Спасское к фон-Визиным. За Щаповым удивительно красивая местность, и Спасское мне страшно по нравилось. У меня все на зимнем положении и оказалось очень тёплое хорошо. Надеюсь, что у вас все благополучно. Целую тебя, Колю, Боба. П. Чайковский |
27 September I've spent around a week at home, having had bad news every day about Hubert [1]. I've just received a telegram from Aleksandra Ivanovna Hubert: "hours are numbered". I am going to Moscow and will stay until everything is over. This will all be very difficult for me. I've been working a lot; "Hamlet" is almost completely ready. On 25th I went to Spasskoye for von Wiesen [2]. After Shchapov the terrain is surprisingly beautiful, and I liked Spasskoye terribly. I'm all set for winter and it's turned out to be pleasantly warm. I hope that all is fine with you. I kiss you, Kolya, Bob. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky's old friend Nikolay Hubert was gravely ill in Moscow. In many sources his date of death is given as 26 September/8 October 1888, but Aleksandra Hubert's telegram (which is preserved in the Klin house-museum archive) would put this at least a day later.
- ↑ Tchaikovsky was attending the name-day celebrations of Aleksandra Pavlovna von Wiesen (Fonvizina; b. 1863), the daughter of his first cousin, Aleksandra Kartsova, whose family estate was at Spasskoye.
