Letter 5039
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 22 September/4 October 1893 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Sofiya Jurgenson |
| Where written | Moscow |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 496) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVII (1981), p. 187 |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
22 сент[ября] Голубушка тётя Соня!
Простите, я не поеду с Вами к Троице, несмотря на все желание. Получил письмо от Модеста, который просит побывать сегодня в Малом театре и сообщить, как идут «Предрассудки» со сделанными им купюрами. Завтра наконец уезжаю домой. Целую Ваши ручки, П. Чайковский Осипу Ивановичу и его барышням передайте искреннейшее сожаление, что не поеду с вами. |
22 September Golubchik Aunt Sonya!
Forgive me for not accompanying you to the Trinity [1], much as I would have wished. I received a letter from Modest, asking me to attend the Maly Theatre today and report on how Prejudices [2] goes with the cuts he has made. Tomorrow I shall finally be going home. I kiss your hands. P. Tchaikovsky Give Osip Ivanovich and his young ladies my sincerest regrets that I won't be with you. |
Notes and References
- ↑ Sofiya Jurgenson had invited Tchaikovsky to visit the Saint Sergius Trinity Monastery (Lavra) at Sergiyev Posad, north east of Moscow.
- ↑ Modest Tchaikovsky's play Prejudices (Предрассудки) was being performed at the Maly Theatre in Moscow in a new, shortened version.
