Letter 4899
Tchaikovsky Research
Date | 21 March/2 April 1893 |
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Addressed to | Modest Tchaikovsky |
Where written | Klin |
Language | Russian |
Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2020) |
Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVII (1981), p. 68 |
Text and Translation
Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
21 марта Спасибо за письмо. Ужасно рад, что Назар остался. Я очень обижен, что вы не могли дождаться меня для группы. Неужели я не принадлежу всей душой вашей компании? Вероятно, ты у Сергия, так что я напрасно пишу. До свидания в пятницу. Твой П. Чайковский |
21 March Thank you for the letter. I am very glad that Nazar has stayed [1]. I am very upset that you and the group could not wait for me [2]. Don't I belong among you with all my heart? You are probably at Sergius [3], meaning that I've written in vain. Farewell until Friday. Yours P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Modest Tchaikovsky had changed his mind about dismissing his servant, [[Nazar Litrov]], as a result of the latter's drinking habits and disorderly behaviour.
- ↑ While the composer visited Saint Petersburg, a group photograph with many of his friends and relatives (including Modest) was taken in his absence.
- ↑ Modest often worked in isolation at the Saint Sergius Trinity Monastery (Lavra) at Sergiyev Posad, north east of Moscow.