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OC 52/837 - Typed postcard from Kalmus (UE) to Schenker, dated May 20, 1927

{recto}
[printed in art deco typography, all in deckled frame:]

⇧ Postkarte
UNIVERSAL-EDITION A.-G.
WIEN, I. KARLSPLATZ 6. (Musikvereinsgebäude)

[An: ] ⇧ Herrn Prof. Dr. Heinrich SCHENKER,
Wien, III.,
Keilgasse 8/12.
[postmark:] 1/4 WIEN 15 | 2[illeg]. V. 27 17 | * R * ||

{verso} ⇧ LH/Hü
Wien, am 20. Mai 1927.
Herrn Professor Dr. Heinrich SCHENKER,
Wien, III.,
Keilgasse 8/12.

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor! 1

Wir bestätigen bestens dankend den Empfang der von Ihnen revidierten "Appasionata" [sic] und werden Ihnen wunschgemäss von den angegebenen Seiten noch einen Abzug zugehen lassen.


Mit besten Empfehlungen
hochachtungsvoll
[signed:] ⇧ Universal-Edition Actiongesellschaft
[signed:] ⇧ Kalmus

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2012
{recto}
[printed in art deco typography, all in deckled frame:]

⇧ Postcard
UNIVERSAL-EDITION & CO.,
VIENNA I, KARLSPLATZ 6 (Musikverein Building)

[To: ] ⇧ Prof. Heinrich SCHENKER,
Vienna III,
Keilgasse 8/12
[postmark:] 1/4 VIENNA 15 | 2[illeg]. V. 27 17 | * R * ||

{verso} ⇧ LH/Hü
Vienna, May 20, 1927
Professor Heinrich SCHENKER,
Vienna III,
Keilgasse 8/12

Dear Professor! 1

We acknowledge with gratitude receipt of the "Appasionata" [sic] , revised by you, and will, in accordance with your wishes, have a further proof-sheet of the pages in question delivered to you.


With kindest regards,
respectfully,
[signed:] ⇧ Universal Edition & Co.
[signed:] ⇧ Kalmus

© Translation Ian Bent, 2012
{recto}
[printed in art deco typography, all in deckled frame:]

⇧ Postkarte
UNIVERSAL-EDITION A.-G.
WIEN, I. KARLSPLATZ 6. (Musikvereinsgebäude)

[An: ] ⇧ Herrn Prof. Dr. Heinrich SCHENKER,
Wien, III.,
Keilgasse 8/12.
[postmark:] 1/4 WIEN 15 | 2[illeg]. V. 27 17 | * R * ||

{verso} ⇧ LH/Hü
Wien, am 20. Mai 1927.
Herrn Professor Dr. Heinrich SCHENKER,
Wien, III.,
Keilgasse 8/12.

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor! 1

Wir bestätigen bestens dankend den Empfang der von Ihnen revidierten "Appasionata" [sic] und werden Ihnen wunschgemäss von den angegebenen Seiten noch einen Abzug zugehen lassen.


Mit besten Empfehlungen
hochachtungsvoll
[signed:] ⇧ Universal-Edition Actiongesellschaft
[signed:] ⇧ Kalmus

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2012
{recto}
[printed in art deco typography, all in deckled frame:]

⇧ Postcard
UNIVERSAL-EDITION & CO.,
VIENNA I, KARLSPLATZ 6 (Musikverein Building)

[To: ] ⇧ Prof. Heinrich SCHENKER,
Vienna III,
Keilgasse 8/12
[postmark:] 1/4 VIENNA 15 | 2[illeg]. V. 27 17 | * R * ||

{verso} ⇧ LH/Hü
Vienna, May 20, 1927
Professor Heinrich SCHENKER,
Vienna III,
Keilgasse 8/12

Dear Professor! 1

We acknowledge with gratitude receipt of the "Appasionata" [sic] , revised by you, and will, in accordance with your wishes, have a further proof-sheet of the pages in question delivered to you.


With kindest regards,
respectfully,
[signed:] ⇧ Universal Edition & Co.
[signed:] ⇧ Kalmus

© Translation Ian Bent, 2012

Footnotes

1 Receipt of this postcard is recorded in Schenker's diary at OJ 3/9, p. 3069, May 24, 1927: "Von der U.-E. (K.): bestätigen den Empfang der Korrektur." ("From UE (postcard): they confirm receipt of the corrected copy."). This postcard exists in two sources: OC 52/837, the dispatched postcard with printed letterhead and signatures, and WSLB 379, the carbon copy of the recto only, without signatures but double initialed.

Commentary

Provenance
OC 52/837: Schenker, Heinrich (1927-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-1938)--Oster, Ernst (1938-1977)—New York Public Library (c.1977-) WSLB 379: Universal Edition Archive (1927-1976)—on permanent loan to the Wienbibliothek im Rathhaus (1976-)
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
OC 52/837: printed postcard in art deco typography all in deckled frame with printed and typed addresses recto, typed message, stamped and handwritten signatures verso WSLB 379: postcard, carbon copy, verso only, typed message, double initialled, no signatures
Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (document date-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-1938)--Oster, Ernst (1938-c.1939)—New York Public Library (c.1939-)

Digital version created: 2012-07-18
Last updated: 2012-07-18