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OJ 10/3, [138] - Typewritten picture postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated February 4, 1931

{recto}
[printed:] ⇧ Postkarte
[picture: palace, park, and cityscape, captioned: “Wien – Schönbrunn”]

[An:] ⇧ Herrn Dr. H. Schenker
Keilgasse 8
WIEN III. {verso}
⇧ Wien, den 4. Feber 1931

Lieber Verehrter! 1

Schönen Dank! – Wir kommen gerne am Sonntag den 15. d. M. gegen 5 Uhr. 2


Mit vielen Grüssen von Haus zu Haus
⇧ Ihr sehr ergebener
[signed:] O E Deutsch

© Transcription William Drabkin, 2023
{recto}
[printed:] ⇧ Postcard
[picture: palace, park, and cityscape, captioned: “Wien – Schönbrunn”]

[To:] ⇧ Dr. H. Schenker
Keilgasse 8
VIENNA III {verso}
⇧ Vienna, February 4, 1931

Dear revered friend, 2

Many thanks! – We shall gladly come on Sunday, the 15th, toward 5 o’clock. 1


With best greetings from our house to yours,
⇧ Your very devoted
[signed:] O. E. Deutsch

© Translation William Drabkin, 2023
{recto}
[printed:] ⇧ Postkarte
[picture: palace, park, and cityscape, captioned: “Wien – Schönbrunn”]

[An:] ⇧ Herrn Dr. H. Schenker
Keilgasse 8
WIEN III. {verso}
⇧ Wien, den 4. Feber 1931

Lieber Verehrter! 1

Schönen Dank! – Wir kommen gerne am Sonntag den 15. d. M. gegen 5 Uhr. 2


Mit vielen Grüssen von Haus zu Haus
⇧ Ihr sehr ergebener
[signed:] O E Deutsch

© Transcription William Drabkin, 2023
{recto}
[printed:] ⇧ Postcard
[picture: palace, park, and cityscape, captioned: “Wien – Schönbrunn”]

[To:] ⇧ Dr. H. Schenker
Keilgasse 8
VIENNA III {verso}
⇧ Vienna, February 4, 1931

Dear revered friend, 2

Many thanks! – We shall gladly come on Sunday, the 15th, toward 5 o’clock. 1


With best greetings from our house to yours,
⇧ Your very devoted
[signed:] O. E. Deutsch

© Translation William Drabkin, 2023

Footnotes

1 Receipt of this postcard is recorded in Schenker’s diary for February 5, 1931: “Von Deutsch (K.): werden am 15. gegen 5h erscheinen.” (“From Deutsch (postcard): they will appear on the 15th, towards 5 o’clock.”).

2 The occasion is recorded in Schenker’s diary: “Lie-Liechen macht Vorbereitungen für die Jause (O. E. Deutsch). — 5–¾9h Herr u. Frau D.; er bringt mir einen Sonderdruck über Haslingers Gesamtausgabe mit, ich leihe ihm die Rotarier Zeitschrift u. Benz. Ich erfahre von ihm, daß v. Hob. vorhatte, an der Luly-Ausgabe sich als Mitarbeiter am Generalbaß aufzuspielen, daß er hier in Wien die filzigsten Manieren aufzieht im Gegensatz zu Berlin, München usw. Wohl das Beste gab D. mit der Schilderung Brünauers als Zuckerl-Agent.” (“Lie-Liechen makes preparations for the afternoon snack (O. E. Deutsch). — From 5 to 8:45, Mr. and Mrs. Deutsch; he brings me an offprint about Haslinger’s collected [Beethoven] edition; I lend him The Rotarian, and Benz. I learn from him that Hoboken had intended to work on the Lully edition as contributor of the thoroughbass [realizations], that he displays the most churlish manners here in Vienna in contrast to Berlin, Munich, etc. Perhaps Deutsch’s best performance was his portrayal of Brünauer as a purveyor of candy.”).

Commentary

Format
printed picture postcard: printed picture, typewritten recipient address, postmark and postage stamp, recto; typewritten salutation, message, and valediction, holograph signature, verso
Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (document date-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1956)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1956-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)
Rights Holder
Heirs of Otto Erich and Hanna Deutsch, published by kind permission
License
Permission to publish granted by the heirs of Otto Erich and Hanna Deutsch on February 12, 2008. 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

Digital version created: 2023-07-24
Last updated: 2015-09-19