Letter 3983
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 11/23 December 1889 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Pyotr Jurgenson |
| Where written | Saint Petersburg |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2660) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с П. И. Юргенсоном, том 2 (1952), p. 128 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XV-А (1976), p. 217. |
| Notes | Original incorrectly dated "12 December" [O.S.] |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
12 дек[абря] 1889 Петербург Милый друг!
Балет я посвящаю Ивану Александровичу Всеволожскому; не забудь это выставить на заглавном листе большими буквами. Он страшно гордится моим посвящением. Балет пойдёт Бог знает когда! Вероятнее всего в январе. Во всяком случае я скоро буду в Москве. Корректуру хоров сделаю и пришлю завтра. Твой, П. Чайковский |
Dear friend!
I am dedicating the ballet to Ivan Aleksandrovich Vsevolozhsky [1]; don't forget to put this on the title page in big letters. He is terribly proud of my dedication. God knows when the ballet's going on! In all probability it will be January [2]. In any case, I shall soon be in Moscow. I've done the proofs of the choruses [3]. and will bring them tomorrow. Yours, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ The ballet The Sleeping Beauty.
- ↑ The Sleeping Beauty would receive its premiere at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg on 3/15 January 1890.
- ↑ The choruses The Nightingale and Legend, which were published by Jurgenson's firm in 1890.
