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		<title>Brett: Text replacement - &quot; sympathetic &quot; to &quot; agreeable &quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot; sympathetic &amp;quot; to &amp;quot; agreeable &amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 21:18, 18 July 2024&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1) &amp;#039;&amp;#039;It would most preferable if [[Dvořák]] himelf were to conduct an entire concert&amp;#039;&amp;#039; of Czech compositions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;1) &amp;#039;&amp;#039;It would most preferable if [[Dvořák]] himelf were to conduct an entire concert&amp;#039;&amp;#039; of Czech compositions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;2) Since I am almost certain that he will not agree to this, because he is generally reluctant to conduct items which are &amp;#039;&amp;#039;not&amp;#039;&amp;#039; his own, then we ask him &amp;#039;&amp;#039;to come together with Bendl&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, who will conduct the remaining numbers on the programme. If he does not agree to this, then please take the trouble to ask him not to say anything about your conversation. The point is that it would be very unpleasant if we were to offend the most kindly and &lt;del style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;sympathetic &lt;/del&gt;Bendl. And indeed, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Čech]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; should also know nothing about the contents of this letter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;2) Since I am almost certain that he will not agree to this, because he is generally reluctant to conduct items which are &amp;#039;&amp;#039;not&amp;#039;&amp;#039; his own, then we ask him &amp;#039;&amp;#039;to come together with Bendl&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, who will conduct the remaining numbers on the programme. If he does not agree to this, then please take the trouble to ask him not to say anything about your conversation. The point is that it would be very unpleasant if we were to offend the most kindly and &lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;agreeable &lt;/ins&gt;Bendl. And indeed, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Čech]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; should also know nothing about the contents of this letter.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now let us suppose that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dvořák]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; agrees to come &amp;#039;&amp;#039;with Bendl&amp;#039;&amp;#039; to participate in a concert dedicated to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Czech&amp;#039;&amp;#039; music. In this event you will delicately need to learn from &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dvořák]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 1) what sort of fee he wishes to receive for his journey to [[Moscow]], and 2) which month he would prefer to come (between 1 November 1889 and 1 April 1890).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Now let us suppose that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dvořák]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; agrees to come &amp;#039;&amp;#039;with Bendl&amp;#039;&amp;#039; to participate in a concert dedicated to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Czech&amp;#039;&amp;#039; music. In this event you will delicately need to learn from &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dvořák]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 1) what sort of fee he wishes to receive for his journey to [[Moscow]], and 2) which month he would prefer to come (between 1 November 1889 and 1 April 1890).&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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		<title>Brett: Text replacement - &quot;your spouse&quot; to &quot;your wife&quot;</title>
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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Text replacement - &amp;quot;your spouse&amp;quot; to &amp;quot;your wife&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
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|Date=9/21 January 1889&lt;br /&gt;
|To=[[Adolf Patera]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Place=[[Frolovskoye]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Language=Russian&lt;br /&gt;
|Autograph=[[Prague]] (Czechia): {{CZ-Ps}}&lt;br /&gt;
|Publication={{bib|1952/46|Pražské návštěvy P. I. Čajkovského}} (1952), p.145–148 (Czech translation)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{bib|1967/14|Антонин Дворжак. Сборник статей}} (1967), p. 212–215&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{bib|1976/64|П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений ; том XV–А}} (1976), p. 22–24&lt;br /&gt;
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==Text and Translation==&lt;br /&gt;
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|Translator=Brett Langston&lt;br /&gt;
|Original text={{right|9/21 янв[аря] 1889&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;г[ород] Клин, Моск[овской] губ[ернии]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{centre|Глубокоуважаемый Адольф Осипович!}}&lt;br /&gt;
Позвольте злоупотребить Вашей безграничной добротой и взять на себя одно очень щекотливое и деликатное дело. Оно касается &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Дворжака&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, и мне следовало бы писать прямо к нему, но по-чешски я не умею, по-русски он не понимает, а по-немецки мне очень трудно писать. Дело вот в чем. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Императорское музыкальное общество в Москве&amp;#039;&amp;#039; желает в высшей степени, чтобы в будущем сезоне в одном из его концертов, специально посвящённых чешской музыке, по явился &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Дворжак&amp;#039;&amp;#039; лично. Я его просил об этом, бывши в Праге, но симпатичный чудак отвечал мне, что он лишь тогда поедет в Россию, когда выучится по-русски. Между тем, присутствовавший при нашем разговоре капельмейстер Чех, сказал мне потом, что вместо &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Дворжака&amp;#039;&amp;#039; очень охотно приедет &amp;#039;&amp;#039;он&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, и я, разумеется, не мог ему ответить, что для Москвы интересно именно личное появление &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Дворжака&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, пользующегося у нас большой известностью, а не его, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Чеха&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, у нас вовсе неизвестного. Впоследствии он неоднократно просил и напоминал мне, чтобы я устроил ему приглашение. Когда я о предложении &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Чеха&amp;#039;&amp;#039; сообщил &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Хвале, Фибиху&amp;#039;&amp;#039; и другим пражским музыкантам, то они все высказались решительно против того, чтобы представителем чешской музыки в Москве появился Чех (которого они все недолюбливают), а посоветовали мне иметь в виду &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Бендля&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, который с своей стороны изъявил полнейшую готовность побывать в будущем сезоне в Москве.&lt;br /&gt;
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На днях все это дело обсуждалось у нас в заседании директоров императ[орского] Русск[ого] музык[ального] общ[ества] (к числу коих принадлежу и я). Дирекция, чтобы поднять значение и блеск наших концертов, хочет в будущем сезоне приглашать к каждому из своих концертов какого-нибудь очень знамени того музыкального деятеля. Так, напр[имер], одним из наших концертов будет дирижировать &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Гуно&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, другим &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Антон Рубинштейн&amp;#039;&amp;#039; и т. д. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Дворжак&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, будучи очень знаменит, придал бы нашим концертам много авторитетности и значения, и дирекция желает, чтобы именно &amp;#039;&amp;#039;он&amp;#039;&amp;#039; явился у нас на эстраде. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Бендль&amp;#039;&amp;#039; у нас известности не имеет &amp;#039;&amp;#039;никакой&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, и его имя не может быть приманкой для московской публики.&lt;br /&gt;
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Из обсуждения всего этого мы пришли к следующему решению. Нужно убедить &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Дворжака&amp;#039;&amp;#039; согласиться приехать в Москву, хотя бы для того, чтобы продирижировать одной своей вещью, если целого концерта он взять на себя не хочет. Мне именно и поручили ещё раз убедительно просить Дворжака согласиться, — а я хочу просить Вас, добрейший Адольф Осипович, взять на себя труд обстоятельно переговорить с ним. Мы предлагаем следующее:&lt;br /&gt;
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1) &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Лучше всего было бы, если бы Дворжак взял на себя дирижирование целым концертом&amp;#039;&amp;#039; из чешских сочинений.&lt;br /&gt;
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2) Так как я почти уверен, что на это он не согласится, ибо он вообще неохотно дирижирует &amp;#039;&amp;#039;не&amp;#039;&amp;#039; своими вещами, то тогда мы просим его &amp;#039;&amp;#039;приехать вместе с Бендлем&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, который будет дирижировать остальными нумерами программы. Если же он и на это не согласится, тогда потрудитесь его попросить об этом деле и об разговоре с Вами никому ничего не говорить. Дело в том, что нам очень было бы неприятно, если бы милейший и симпатичнейший Бендль обиделся бы на нас. Да и &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Чех&amp;#039;&amp;#039; тоже не должен знать ничего о содержании этого письма.&lt;br /&gt;
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Теперь предположим, что &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Дворжак&amp;#039;&amp;#039; согласится обещать нам приехать &amp;#039;&amp;#039;с Бендлем&amp;#039;&amp;#039; для участия в концерте, посвящённом &amp;#039;&amp;#039;чешской&amp;#039;&amp;#039; музыке. В таком случае нужно будет деликатным образом узнать от &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Дворжака&amp;#039;&amp;#039; 1) какой гонорар он желает получить за поездку в Москву и 2) в каком месяце он предпочёл бы приехать (между 1 ноября 1889 и 1 апр[еля] 1890 г.).&lt;br /&gt;
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Не знаю, дорогой Адольф Осипович, достаточно ли ясно я изложил дело. Наговорил-то я очень много, а как будто не слишком ясно. В конце концов, вся моя болтовня сводится к следующему: ни капельмейстера &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Чеха&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, ни даже &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Бендля&amp;#039;&amp;#039; дирекция Русского музык[ального] общ[ества] пригласить в качестве единственного представителя чешской музыки не может.&lt;br /&gt;
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Дворжак &amp;#039;&amp;#039;один&amp;#039;&amp;#039; не поедет, а потому нам остаётся одна надежда, что &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Дворжак&amp;#039;&amp;#039; согласится приехать вместе &amp;#039;&amp;#039;с Бендлем&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Тогда дело устроится отлично, т. е. мы будем иметь хорошего капельмейстера для исполнения произведений &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Сметаны&amp;#039;&amp;#039; и других чехов и знаменитого &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Дворжака&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, имя которого придаст нашим объявлениям о концертах много обаяния и притягательной силы. Как было бы желательно, чтобы это состоялось!&lt;br /&gt;
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Попрошу Вас, глубокоуважаемый Адольф Осипович, не сердиться на меня за причиняемое Вам беспокойство. Ответ на это бесконечное письмо моё прошу Вас адресовать мне не сюда, ибо на днях я уезжаю за границу, а по следующему адресу. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Berlin, W. am Carlsbad, Concert Direction Hermann Wolff&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, для доставления П. И. Ч.&lt;br /&gt;
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Потрудитесь передать мои сердечные приветствия супруге Вашей, Н. П. Апраксину, отцу диакону и Л. Н. Срезневской с матушкой её.&lt;br /&gt;
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Искренно преданный и любящий Вас,&lt;br /&gt;
{{right|П. Чайковский}}&lt;br /&gt;
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|Translated text={{right|9/21 January 1889&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Town of [[Klin]], [[Moscow]] province&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{centre|Deeply respected [[Adolf Patera|Adolf Osipovich]]!}}&lt;br /&gt;
Permit me to abuse your boundless kindness and to burden you with a singularly most sensitive delicate and matter. It concerns [[Dvořák]], and I ought to have written directly to him, but I have no Czech and he does not understand Russian, and writing in German is very difficult for me. The point is this. The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Imperial Musical Society in [[Moscow]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; has the utmost desire for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dvořák]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; to appear personally at one of its concerts next season especially devoted to Czech music. I asked him about it while I was in [[Prague]], but the charming eccentric told me that he would only travel to Russia when he had learned Russian. Meanwhile the concertmaster [[Čech]], who was present during our conversation, told me later that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;he&amp;#039;&amp;#039; would be very willing to come instead of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dvořák]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and of course I could not answer him, for in [[Moscow]] the attraction is a personal appearance by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dvořák]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, who enjoys great fame amongst us, and not by him, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Čech]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, who is completely unknown to us. Subsequently he has repeatedly asked and reminded me to arrange an invitation for him. When I told &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chvála, Fibich&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note2&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; and other [[Prague]] musicians about &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Čech]]&amp;#039;s&amp;#039;&amp;#039; offer, they all expressed strong opposition to [[Čech]] (whom they all dislike) being the representative for Czech music in [[Moscow]], and advised me to bear in mind &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bendl&amp;#039;&amp;#039; &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note3&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; , who in his turn expressed his full readiness to to visit [[Moscow]] in the next season.&lt;br /&gt;
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The other day this whole matter was considered at a meeting of the directors of the Imperial Russian Musical Society (of which I am a member). The directors, in order to elevate the importance and attractiveness of our concerts, wish in the next season to invite a famous musical artist to each of its concerts in the forthcoming season. So, for example, one of our concerts will be conducted by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Gounod]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, another by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Anton Rubinstein]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, etc. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dvořák]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, being very famous, would bring our concerts a great deal of authority and importance, and the directors specifically want &amp;#039;&amp;#039;him&amp;#039;&amp;#039; to appear on our stage. We know nothing &amp;#039;&amp;#039;whatsoever&amp;#039;&amp;#039; about &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bendl&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and his name would not lure in the [[Moscow]] public. &lt;br /&gt;
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After considering all this, we came to the following decision. We must convince &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dvořák]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; to agree to come to [[Moscow]], if only to conduct one of his items, even if he does not want to take on the whole concert. I have been specifically instructed to urge [[Dvořák]] to agree—and I want to ask you, kindly [[Adolf Patera|Adolf Osipovich]], to take the trouble to discuss it thoroughly with him. We offer the following:&lt;br /&gt;
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1) &amp;#039;&amp;#039;It would most preferable if [[Dvořák]] himelf were to conduct an entire concert&amp;#039;&amp;#039; of Czech compositions.&lt;br /&gt;
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2) Since I am almost certain that he will not agree to this, because he is generally reluctant to conduct items which are &amp;#039;&amp;#039;not&amp;#039;&amp;#039; his own, then we ask him &amp;#039;&amp;#039;to come together with Bendl&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, who will conduct the remaining numbers on the programme. If he does not agree to this, then please take the trouble to ask him not to say anything about your conversation. The point is that it would be very unpleasant if we were to offend the most kindly and sympathetic Bendl. And indeed, &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Čech]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; should also know nothing about the contents of this letter.&lt;br /&gt;
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Now let us suppose that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dvořák]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; agrees to come &amp;#039;&amp;#039;with Bendl&amp;#039;&amp;#039; to participate in a concert dedicated to &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Czech&amp;#039;&amp;#039; music. In this event you will delicately need to learn from &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dvořák]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, 1) what sort of fee he wishes to receive for his journey to [[Moscow]], and 2) which month he would prefer to come (between 1 November 1889 and 1 April 1890).&lt;br /&gt;
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I do not know, dear [[Adolf Patera|Adolf Osipovich]], whether I have explained the matter sufficiently clearly. I have said a lot, yet not too explicitly. Ultimately all my chatter boils down to the following: neither concertmaster &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Čech]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; nor even &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bendl&amp;#039;&amp;#039; can be invited by the directors of the Russian Musical Society in the capacity of sole representatives of Czech music.&lt;br /&gt;
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[[Dvořák]] will not come &amp;#039;&amp;#039;alone&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, and therefore our only remaining hope is that &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dvořák]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; will agree to come together &amp;#039;&amp;#039;with Bendl&amp;#039;&amp;#039;. Then matters will turn out splendidly, i.e. we will have a good concertmaster to perform works by &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Smetana&amp;#039;&amp;#039; and other Czechs, and the famous &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Dvořák]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, a name which will increase the allure and attraction of our concert advertisements. How desirable it would be for this to happen! &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note1&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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I ask you, deeply respected [[Adolf Patera|Adolf Osipovich]], not to be angry with me for involving you in my troubles. The reply to this endless letter of mine should be addressed not to me here, as in a few days I am leaving for abroad, but rather to the following address: &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Berlin, W. am Carlsbad, Concert Direction Hermann Wolff&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, for delivery to P. I. T.&lt;br /&gt;
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Kindly convey my cordial greetings to your wife &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note4&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;, to father deacon N. P. Apraksin &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note5&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;, and to L. N. Sreznevskaya with her mother &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note6&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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Your sincerely devoted and affectionate,&lt;br /&gt;
{{right|P. Tchaikovsky}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Notes and References==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;As a result of [[Patera]]&amp;#039;s mediation, [[Antonín Dvořák]] did eventually agree to conduct in Russia. See Tchaikovsky&amp;#039;s [[Letter 3800]] to [[Dvořák]], 17 February/1 March 1889.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Zdeněk Fibich (1850–1900) and Emanuel Chvála (1851–1924), both Czech composers.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note3&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Karel (Karl) Bendl, Czech choral and opera composer (1838–1897).&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note4&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Mariya Osipovna Paterovà.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note5&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Nikolay Petrovich Apraksin, priest at the Russian Orthodox Church in Prague in the 1880s and 1890s.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;note6&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Lyudmila Nikolayevna Sreznevskaya, a pianist and translator of Czech operas into Russian, whom Tchaikovsky met during his previous vists to [[Prague]], along with her mother Yekaterina Alekseyevna Sreznevskaya.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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