Letter 5024

Tchaikovsky Research
Date 3/15 September 1893
Addressed to Aleksey Sofronov
Where written Saint Petersburg
Language Russian
Autograph Location Klin (Russia): Tchaikovsky State Memorial Musical Museum-Reserve (a3, No. 390)
Publication П. И. Чайковский. Полное собрание сочинений, том XVII (1981), p. 177–178

Text and Translation

Russian text
(original)
English translation
By Brett Langston
3 сент[ября]

Милый Алексей Иванович. Я приеду в Москву, вероятно, в понедельник утром. Привези мне на вокзал: 1) несколько белья чистого, а я тебе сдам все, что будет грязного; 2) партитуру Конюса, которая, кажется, лежит на рояле. Это большая переплетенная тетрадь писаных, а не печатных нот. Называется: «Из детской жизни». О дне и часе проезда во всяком случае буду телеграфировать.

Обнимаю.

П. Чайковский

Если можно, привези Егорку на вокзал, я хочу показать Модесту, который тоже проедет.

3 September

Dear Aleksey Ivanovich. I shall be going to Moscow, probably on Monday morning. Bring to me at the station: 1) some fresh linen, and I will hand over everything that will be dirty; 2) Konyus's full score, which should be on top of the piano. It's a large bound book, with handwritten rather than printed music. The title is "From a Child's Life" [1]. In any case I shall telegraph you with my time and date of travel.

I hug you.

P. Tchaikovsky

If possible, bring Yegorka [2] to the station, as I want to show him to Modest, who will also be passing through.

Notes and References

  1. ↑ Tchaikovsky was organising the first performance of Georgy Konyus's suite Scènes enfantines (Из детской жизни), Op. 1 (see also Letter 5060).
  2. ↑ The composer was godfather to Aleksey Sofronov's son Georgy (1892-1948), whom he knew affectionately as "Yegorka".