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Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
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4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description
- Tchaikovsky, Pyotr
- Autograph letter signed (“P.Tschaïkovsky”), in French, to the publisher Emile Hatzfeld, of 84 New Bond St, London
- paper
Asking him to send on the orchestral parts of Francesca da Rimini, which he left in Cambridge after receiving his doctorate there two days earlier.
...Veuillez me rendre un grand service, celui d'obtenir les parties d'orchestre de «Francesca da Rimini», que j'ai oublié de prendre avec moi en partant de Cambridge. Quand vous les aurez obtenue, veuillez les expédier tout de suite à Mr P. I. Jurgenson, à Moscou...
1 page, 8vo (18 x 13.5cm), with autograph envelope stamped and postmarked, 14 rue Richepanse [rue du Chevalier-de-Saint-George, Paris], 15 June [18]93, blue cloth folder, splitting at folds
...Veuillez me rendre un grand service, celui d'obtenir les parties d'orchestre de «Francesca da Rimini», que j'ai oublié de prendre avec moi en partant de Cambridge. Quand vous les aurez obtenue, veuillez les expédier tout de suite à Mr P. I. Jurgenson, à Moscou...
1 page, 8vo (18 x 13.5cm), with autograph envelope stamped and postmarked, 14 rue Richepanse [rue du Chevalier-de-Saint-George, Paris], 15 June [18]93, blue cloth folder, splitting at folds
Literature
P.I. Tchaikovsky, Complete Works, volume 17 (letters 1893), Moscow 1891, page 112.
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This was Tchaikovsky's third and final visit to England, to receive a doctorate from Cambridge University on 13 June 1893. The night before the ceremony he conducted Francesca da Rimini at the Guildhall in Cambridge and evidently left the orchestral parts there with his host Emile Hatzfield (1857-1929). Hatzfield was a music publisher from Alsace-Lorraine and the editor of the Strand Music Magazine. His firm, part of Stanley Lucas, Weber, Pitt & Hatzfield, ultimately became Edwin Ashdown Ltd in 1903. Tchaikovsky died in Moscow on 6 November.