Letter 5006a
| Date | 11/23 August 1893 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Yekaterina Laroche |
| Where written | Klin |
| Language | English |
| Autograph Location | Santa Barbara (California, USA): The Karpeles Manuscript Library |
| Publication | Tchaikovsky Research Bulletin No. 1 (February 2011), p. 11 Чайковский. Новые материалы к творческой биографии (2013), p. 209 (with Russian translation, p. 210) |
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Text and Translation
| English text (original) |
English translation By Luis Sundkvist and Brett Langston |
Klin 11 August Dear Mistress Кату
At 16 October Russian sile I will conduct the first Concert of the Imperial Russian Music-Society, and in this Concert it will be plaied the famous ouverture of the celebrated musicians German Laroche "Carmosina"! Pray, let me make the Partition and so quickly as possible, because I must learn the Partition. You must writhe to Mrs Hubert, or your husband must make this business. I will comm at 21 August. I kiss your hand! Peter Tschaikovsky (Doctor) |
Klin 11 August Dear Mistress Katu!
On 16 October Russian style I will conduct the first concert of the Imperial Russian Music Society, and in this concert will be played the famous overture Carmosina by the celebrated musician Herman Laroche![1] Pray, let me have the score as quickly as possible, because I must learn the score. You must write to Mrs Hubert, or your husband must make this his business. I will come on 21 August. I kiss your hand! Peter Tschaikovsky (Doctor) [2] |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky conducted Herman Laroche's overture Carmosine (Кармозина) at the first symphony concert of the Russian Musical Society in Saint Petersburg on 16/28 October 1893 (in a programme which also included the premiers of his own Symphony No. 6).
- ↑ This note, and the humorous attempt to write this letter in English, alludes to the fact that on 1/13 June 1893 Tchaikovsky had received an honorary doctorate of music at Cambridge University in England.
