Letter 983
Tchaikovsky Research
| Date | 26 November/8 December 1878 |
|---|---|
| Addressed to | Nadezhda von Meck |
| Where written | Florence |
| Language | Russian |
| Autograph Location | Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 2899) |
| Publication | П. И. Чайковский. Переписка с Н. Ф. фон-Мекк, том 1 (1934), p. 499 П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том VII (1962), p. 481 To my best friend. Correspondence between Tchaikovsky and Nadezhda von Meck (1876-1878) (1993), p. 384 (English translation) |
Text and Translation
| Russian text (original) |
English translation By Brett Langston |
| Посылаю Вам, друг мой, телеграмму об успехе нашей симфонии. Я ужасно рад!
Ваш, П. Чайковский |
I am sending you, my friend, a telegram about the success of our symphony [1]. I am awfully glad!
Yours, P. Tchaikovsky |
Notes and References
- ↑ Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 was premiered in the 5th Russian Musical Society concert in Saint Petersburg on 25 November/7 December 1878. The telegram referred to was sent by his brother Modest immediately after the performance, but it has not survived.
