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OC 52/238 - Typed letter from Rothe (UE) to Schenker, dated December 6, 1920

[printed letterhead, in left margin, sideways: ]

Universal-Edition, A.-G.
Wien
I, Karlsplatz 6
Musikvereinsgebäude
H/B
Wien ⇧ 6. Dezember 1920.
Herrn Prof. Heinrich Schenker,
Wien III.

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor!

Wir 1 übersenden Ihnen gleichzeitig einen Abzug von Pg. 595-615 von Beethoven Sonate op. 111 2 und bitten denselben durchzukorrigieren. Ebenso erhalten Sie den 2. Abzug von Fig. 1-9 3 mit dem Ersuchen die Korrekturen nachzusehen. Bei dieser Gelegenheit erlauben wir uns mitzuteilen, dass die in der Liebhaberausgabe 4 befindlichen Reproduktionen in Photolithographie ausgeführt werden.


Hochachtungsvoll
[signed:] ⇧ Universal-Edition Actiengesellschaft
[signed:] ⇧ pp. Rothe

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2009
[printed letterhead, in left margin, sideways: ]

Universal Edition & Co.
Vienna
I, Karlsplatz 6
Musikverein Building
H/B
Vienna ⇧ December 6, 1920.
Prof. Heinrich Schenker,
Vienna III

Dear Professor,

We 1 are sending over to you at this time a proof of pp. 595-615 of Beethoven Sonata, Op. 111, 2 and ask you please to correct the same. At the same time you will receive the second proof of Figures 1-9 3 with a request to check the corrections. We take this opportunity of respectfully informing you that the reproductions in the connoisseur edition 4 will be done by photolithography.


With kind regards,
[signed:] ⇧ Universal Edition & Co.
[signed:] ⇧ pp. Rothe

© Translation Ian Bent, 2009
[printed letterhead, in left margin, sideways: ]

Universal-Edition, A.-G.
Wien
I, Karlsplatz 6
Musikvereinsgebäude
H/B
Wien ⇧ 6. Dezember 1920.
Herrn Prof. Heinrich Schenker,
Wien III.

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor!

Wir 1 übersenden Ihnen gleichzeitig einen Abzug von Pg. 595-615 von Beethoven Sonate op. 111 2 und bitten denselben durchzukorrigieren. Ebenso erhalten Sie den 2. Abzug von Fig. 1-9 3 mit dem Ersuchen die Korrekturen nachzusehen. Bei dieser Gelegenheit erlauben wir uns mitzuteilen, dass die in der Liebhaberausgabe 4 befindlichen Reproduktionen in Photolithographie ausgeführt werden.


Hochachtungsvoll
[signed:] ⇧ Universal-Edition Actiengesellschaft
[signed:] ⇧ pp. Rothe

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2009
[printed letterhead, in left margin, sideways: ]

Universal Edition & Co.
Vienna
I, Karlsplatz 6
Musikverein Building
H/B
Vienna ⇧ December 6, 1920.
Prof. Heinrich Schenker,
Vienna III

Dear Professor,

We 1 are sending over to you at this time a proof of pp. 595-615 of Beethoven Sonata, Op. 111, 2 and ask you please to correct the same. At the same time you will receive the second proof of Figures 1-9 3 with a request to check the corrections. We take this opportunity of respectfully informing you that the reproductions in the connoisseur edition 4 will be done by photolithography.


With kind regards,
[signed:] ⇧ Universal Edition & Co.
[signed:] ⇧ pp. Rothe

© Translation Ian Bent, 2009

Footnotes

1 Schenker's diary at OJ 3/2, p. 2301, December 7, 1920, records: "Von U-E op. 101 [recte 111] u. Schubert-Bild eingetroffen. - Zu Hertzka: nicht anwesend; Mondschein-Sonate abgegeben." ("From UE: Op. 101 [recte 111] and Schubert "[Ihr] Bild" arrived. --To Hertzka: not there; handed over "Moonlight" Sonata.").

2 Pages. 595-615 of Schenker's collected edition of the Beethoven sonatas comprise precisely the pages of Op. 111. (Communication from John Rothgeb.)

3 The nine music examples for the article "Franz Schubert: 'Ihr Bild' (Heine)," Der Tonwille, Heft 1 (1921), pp. 46-49; Eng. transl., I, pp. 41-43).

4 Schenker's diary for the previous day, OJ 3/2, p. 2301, December 6, 1920, reports: "Mondschein-Sonate fertig diktiert." ("Finished dictating 'Moonlight' Sonata.").

Commentary

Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (1920-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-1938)--Oster, Ernst (1938-1977)—New York Public Library (c.1977-)
Rights Holder
Universal Edition, A.G., Wien, published here by kind permission
License
email from Aygün Lausch (Universal Edition) to Ian Bent, 2004-09-09, confirming UE’s ownership of IPR and granting permission to publish. Any claim to intellectual rights should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence [at] mus (dot) cam (dot) ac (dot) uk.
Format
1p letter, half-sheet landscape, printed letterhead sideways in left margin, typed address and message, pp handwritten signature
Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (document date-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-1938)--Oster, Ernst (1938-c.1939)—New York Public Library (c.1939-)

Digital version created: 2009-06-12
Last updated: 2010-11-30