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FS 40/1, [18] - Handwritten express postcard from Schenker to Salzer, dated October 10, 1933

{recto}
⇧ Absender: ⇧ Schenker
III
Keilgasse 8

[An: ] H. Dr Felix Salzer
Wien, XIII
Maxingstr. 12II

[postmark:] [recto x 2: ]|| 3 WIEN 40 | 10. X. 33. 15 | * 7b * ||

[postmark:] [verso: ]|| 13/1 WIEN 39 | 10. X. 33. 13 | * Pb * ||
[gummed stamp recto: "Durch Eilboten [/] Exprès."]
{verso}


Mein lieber Dr Salzer! 1

Stehe Donnerstag, 11h , herzlichst gern zur Verfügung. Aus vielen Gründen geht es nicht früher, so zufällig sie auch sind, 2 ich habe leider keine Macht, sie zu beseitigen. Also, ich erwarte Sie am Donnerstag! 3


Auf Wiedersehen!
Ihr
[signed:] H Schenker

10. 10. 33

© Transcription Hedi Siegel, 2011
{recto}
⇧ From: ⇧ Schenker
[Vienna] III,
Keilgasse 8

[To: ] Dr. Felix Salzer,
Vienna XIII,
Maxingstraße 12II

[postmark:] [recto x 2: ]|| 3 VIENNA 40 | 10. X. 33. 15 | * 7b * ||

[postmark:] [verso: ]|| 13/1 VIENNA 39 | 10. X. 33. 13 | * Pb * ||
[gummed stamp recto: "Durch Eilboten [/] Exprès."]
{verso}


My dear Dr. Salzer, 1

I would be very pleased to make myself available to you on Thursday at 11 o’clock. It is not possible earlier, for various reasons; as incidental as these may be, 2 I just can't put them off. So I expect you on Thursday! 3


Till later,
Your
[signed:] H. Schenker

October 10, 1933

© Translation Hedi Siegel, 2011
{recto}
⇧ Absender: ⇧ Schenker
III
Keilgasse 8

[An: ] H. Dr Felix Salzer
Wien, XIII
Maxingstr. 12II

[postmark:] [recto x 2: ]|| 3 WIEN 40 | 10. X. 33. 15 | * 7b * ||

[postmark:] [verso: ]|| 13/1 WIEN 39 | 10. X. 33. 13 | * Pb * ||
[gummed stamp recto: "Durch Eilboten [/] Exprès."]
{verso}


Mein lieber Dr Salzer! 1

Stehe Donnerstag, 11h , herzlichst gern zur Verfügung. Aus vielen Gründen geht es nicht früher, so zufällig sie auch sind, 2 ich habe leider keine Macht, sie zu beseitigen. Also, ich erwarte Sie am Donnerstag! 3


Auf Wiedersehen!
Ihr
[signed:] H Schenker

10. 10. 33

© Transcription Hedi Siegel, 2011
{recto}
⇧ From: ⇧ Schenker
[Vienna] III,
Keilgasse 8

[To: ] Dr. Felix Salzer,
Vienna XIII,
Maxingstraße 12II

[postmark:] [recto x 2: ]|| 3 VIENNA 40 | 10. X. 33. 15 | * 7b * ||

[postmark:] [verso: ]|| 13/1 VIENNA 39 | 10. X. 33. 13 | * Pb * ||
[gummed stamp recto: "Durch Eilboten [/] Exprès."]
{verso}


My dear Dr. Salzer, 1

I would be very pleased to make myself available to you on Thursday at 11 o’clock. It is not possible earlier, for various reasons; as incidental as these may be, 2 I just can't put them off. So I expect you on Thursday! 3


Till later,
Your
[signed:] H. Schenker

October 10, 1933

© Translation Hedi Siegel, 2011

Footnotes

1 The writing of this postcard is recorded in Schenker's diary at OJ 4/7, p. 3873, October 10, 1933: "An Salzer (K. espress): Donnerstag um 11h." (To Salzer (express postcard): Thursday at 11 o'clock."). It is in response to a postcard from Salzer, receipt of which is recorded in Schenker's diary at OJ 4/7, pp. 3872–3873, October 9, 1933: "Von Salzer (K. expreß): möchte mich vor Freitag sprechen." ("From Salzer (express postcard): would like to speak to me before Friday."), i.e. before the meeting on October 13 of Schenker's seminar, which had begun its 1933/34 season the previous Friday (October 6), but of which Salzer had been unable to attend the first session (OJ 4/7, p. 3872).

2 He was seeing Moriz Violin and looking at an apartment in the Türkenschanze on the Tuesday, and had a woman coming to clean the music room and ante-room on the Wednesday (OJ 4/7, p. 3873).

3 Schenker’s diary records at OJ 4/7, p. 3873, October 12, 1933: "Von 11–12h: Dr Salzer kommt mich begrüßen." ("From 11 to 12 o’clock: Dr. Salzer comes to pay his respects.").