Lot 57
Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich (1840-1893) Russian composer whose works included symphonies, concertos, operas, ballets, chamber music, and a choral setting of the Russian Orthodox Divine Liturgy. Autograph letter signed ("P. Tchaikovsky"), 3 pages, 8vo, with embossed monogram of Anatoly Tchaikovsky, St. Petersburg, September 17, no year. Written to the great Russian conductor Eduard Frantsevich Napravnik, in Russian, discussing an unnamed operatic work, explaining that the score and piano part will be delivered by Jurgenson in a month's time, stating that he will be at Napravnik's disposal regarding the staging of his opera, noting that he would be glad to learn whether he has made any progress with this opera, and wishing him every success in his struggle against "bureaucratic ignorance and dullness."
A characteristically open-hearted letter written by the greatest Russian composer of the nineteenth century to the greatest Russian conductor of the nineteenth century. Napravnik (1839-1916), himself the composer of four operas, conducted the world premieres of many seminal 19th-century Russian operatic works, including Tchaikovsky's "The Oprichnik" (1874), "The Maid of Orleans" (1881), "The Queen of Spades" (1890), and "Iolanta" (1882).
Estimated Value $6,000 - 8,000.
Sotheby's, London, May 25, 2001, lot 212.
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