Footnotes

¹ Presumably the edition of a piece of piano music that Alphons was studying. — Alphons's period of piano study with Schenker precedes November 1899, hence this calling card presumably dates from somewhere in the 1890s or even late 1880s.

² Since Götterdämmerung was given in Vienna as part of the complete Ring cycle in 1879, this must relate to a later performance, if indeed it refers to a performance at all; "erscheinen" can mean "be published"; however, Götterdämmerung was first published in 1877. Possibly, Alphons is referring to a piano reduction of the work, or conceivably to an article about the work. Perhaps, though, he is speaking figuratively; it may be a private joke.

Commentary

Format

Calling card, printed name and address, holograph valediction, recto; holograph message, verso

Provenance

Schenker, Heinrich (unknown-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1945)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1945-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)

Rights Holder

Descendants and representatives of Barons Albert and Alphons von Rothschild, reproduced here with kind permission

License

Permission to publish granted by representative of the descendants of Barons Albert and Alphons von Rothschild, April 10, 2008. Any claim to intellectual rights on this document should be addressed to Schenker Documents Online, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence[at]mus(dot)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk

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Last updated: 2012-11-02