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OC 52/242 - Typed postcard from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated January 3, 1921

{recto}

⇧ Absender:
⇧ Universal-Edition Aktiengesellschaft
WIEN
I, Karlsplatz 6, (Musikvereinsgebäude)

⇧ An: Herrn Prof. Heinrich Schenker,
in Wien III.
Reisnerstr. 38.

⇧ pneumatisch

[postmark:] || 4/1 WIEN | 21 VII | ||
[postmark:] || 3/3 WIEN 49 | 4. I. 21 X- | *3a * ||
{verso}
⇧ D/Ed.
Wien, 3. Jänner 1921..
Herrn Prof. Heinrich Schenker,
Wien III.
Reisnerstr. 38.

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor! 1

Ich stehe Mittwoch nachmittag zwischen 3 und 5 Uhr gerne zu Ihrer Verfügung und werde mich freuen, Sie bei mir zu sehen. 2


Mit den besten Grüssen
Ihr ganz ergebener
[signed:] ⇧ Hertzka

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2010
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⇧ From:
⇧ Universal Edition & Co.,
VIENNA I,
Karlsplatz 6 (Musikverein Building)

⇧ To: Prof. Heinrich Schenker,
in Vienna III,
Reisnerstraße 38

⇧ pneumatic post

[postmark:] || 4/1 VIENNA | 21 VII | ||
[postmark:] || 3/3 VIENNA 49 | 4. I. 21 X- | *3a * ||
{verso}
⇧ D/Ed.
Vienna, January 3, 1921.
Prof. Heinrich Schenker,
Vienna III,
Reisnerstraße 38

Dear Professor, 1

I will gladly be at your disposal on Wednesday afternoon between 3 and 5 o'clock, and look forward to your visit to my office. 2


With best wishes,
Yours very truly,
[signed:] ⇧ Hertzka

© Translation Ian Bent, 2010
{recto}

⇧ Absender:
⇧ Universal-Edition Aktiengesellschaft
WIEN
I, Karlsplatz 6, (Musikvereinsgebäude)

⇧ An: Herrn Prof. Heinrich Schenker,
in Wien III.
Reisnerstr. 38.

⇧ pneumatisch

[postmark:] || 4/1 WIEN | 21 VII | ||
[postmark:] || 3/3 WIEN 49 | 4. I. 21 X- | *3a * ||
{verso}
⇧ D/Ed.
Wien, 3. Jänner 1921..
Herrn Prof. Heinrich Schenker,
Wien III.
Reisnerstr. 38.

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor! 1

Ich stehe Mittwoch nachmittag zwischen 3 und 5 Uhr gerne zu Ihrer Verfügung und werde mich freuen, Sie bei mir zu sehen. 2


Mit den besten Grüssen
Ihr ganz ergebener
[signed:] ⇧ Hertzka

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2010
{recto}

⇧ From:
⇧ Universal Edition & Co.,
VIENNA I,
Karlsplatz 6 (Musikverein Building)

⇧ To: Prof. Heinrich Schenker,
in Vienna III,
Reisnerstraße 38

⇧ pneumatic post

[postmark:] || 4/1 VIENNA | 21 VII | ||
[postmark:] || 3/3 VIENNA 49 | 4. I. 21 X- | *3a * ||
{verso}
⇧ D/Ed.
Vienna, January 3, 1921.
Prof. Heinrich Schenker,
Vienna III,
Reisnerstraße 38

Dear Professor, 1

I will gladly be at your disposal on Wednesday afternoon between 3 and 5 o'clock, and look forward to your visit to my office. 2


With best wishes,
Yours very truly,
[signed:] ⇧ Hertzka

© Translation Ian Bent, 2010

Footnotes

1 Receipt of this postcard is recorded in Schenker's diary at OJ 3/2, p. 2308, January 4, 1921: "Von Hertzka (express): erwartet mich morgen 3–5h." ("From Hertzka (express): he will be awaiting me tomorrow between 3:00 and 5:00.").

2 The meeting is recorded in Schenker's diary at OJ 3/2, p. 2309, January 5, 1921: "bei Hertzka gut abgelaufen, stehe Freitag oder Samstag im Cafehaus zur Verfügung." ("at Hertzka's things went well, am available [for a meeting] in the coffee-house on Friday or Saturday").

Commentary

Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (1921-1935)--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
Printed postcard, typed addresses recto, typed address, message, and holograph signature verso
Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (document date-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-1938)--Oster, Ernst (1938-c.1939)—New York Public Library (c.1939-)

Digital version created: 2011-10-11
Last updated: 2011-10-14