Letter 5064
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 21 October/2 November 1893 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Olga Nápravník |
| Where written | Saint Petersburg |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | unknown |
| Publication | Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского, том 3 (1902), p. 648 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVII (1981), p. 206 |
Text and Translation
Based upon the first publication by Modest Tchaikovsky in Жизнь Петра Ильича Чайковского, том 3 (1902), p. 648, which may contain differences in formatting and content from Tchaikovsky's original letter.
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
Дорогая Ольга Эдуардовна!
Я сегодня не еду. Целую ручки. П. Чайковский |
Dear Olga Eduardovna!
I am not going today [1] I kiss your hands. P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Dated by Modest Tchaikovsky and the editors of П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVII, on the basis that Tchaikovsky was due to leave Saint Petersburg on 21 October/2 November 1893 to return home to Klin, but was prevented from doing so by the onset of his illness. However, Alexander Poznansky notes that "There are serious reasons to believe that the short note... was actually written in November 1890, not 1893" — see Tchaikovsky's last days. A documentary study (1996), p. 81.
