Letter 4672

Tchaikovsky Research
Date 23 April/5 May–25 April/7 May 1892 [1]
Addressed to Praskovya Tchaikovskaya
Where written Moscow
Language Russian
Autograph Location Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 3295)
Publication П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVI-Б (1979), p. 81–82

Text and Translation

Russian text
(original)
English translation
By Brett Langston
Паничка! Я совсем сумасшедший, — и позабыл, что у меня сегодня оркестровая репетиция «Онегина»!!! Начнётся в 11 часов и кончится в 4!!! Итак, посещение выставки и Генке откладывается. Целую ручки. Завтра увидимся.
Твой, П. Чайковский

Panichka! I'm absolutely frantic — I'd forgotten that I have an orchestral rehearsal for "Onegin" today!!! It starts at 11 o'clock and finishes at 4!!! And so the visit to the exhibition with Genke is postponed. I kiss your hands. See you tomorrow.
Yours, P. Tchaikovsky

Notes and References

  1. This letter could have been written either on 23 April/5 May, 24 April/6 May or 25 April/7 May, which were the dates of Tchaikovsky's rehearsals for the production of Yevgeny Onegin on 26 April/8 May.