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OJ 14/23, [13] - Handwritten letter from Seligmann to Schenker, undated [probably June 1908]



⇧ L. Fr.

bin leider verhindert, in’s Café zu kommen. Bitte wenn nöthig um eine pneumatische Auskunft 1 in meine Wohnung. Bin morgen von 10–12 in meinem Atelier, Bäckerstraße 1 zu treffen.

Wollen Sie u. vielleicht auch V. 2 am Sonntag mit nach Kreuzenstein? 3 Abfahrt 10 Uhr 20 vom Nordwestbahnhof 4 (nach Korneuburg) Rückkunft ½7 Uhr abends. Es gehen [?Schiff] Mme Chauvin u. vielleicht noch ein paar Bekannte mit.


Gruß [unsigned]

© Transcription William Drabkin, 2022


⇧ Dear friend,

I am sorry that I am unable to come to the coffee-house. Please send me a note by pneumatic mail, 1 if necessary. I can be visited tomorrow morning, between 10 and 12, in my studio: Bäckerstraße 1.

Would you and perhaps also V. 2 come with me to Kreuzenstein on Sunday? 3 The train (to Korneuburg) departs at 10:20 from the Northwest Railway Station; 4 return at 6:30 in the evening. The [?ship] Madame Chauvin and perhaps a few acquaintances of mine are coming along.


Greetings [unsigned]

© Translation William Drabkin, 2022


⇧ L. Fr.

bin leider verhindert, in’s Café zu kommen. Bitte wenn nöthig um eine pneumatische Auskunft 1 in meine Wohnung. Bin morgen von 10–12 in meinem Atelier, Bäckerstraße 1 zu treffen.

Wollen Sie u. vielleicht auch V. 2 am Sonntag mit nach Kreuzenstein? 3 Abfahrt 10 Uhr 20 vom Nordwestbahnhof 4 (nach Korneuburg) Rückkunft ½7 Uhr abends. Es gehen [?Schiff] Mme Chauvin u. vielleicht noch ein paar Bekannte mit.


Gruß [unsigned]

© Transcription William Drabkin, 2022


⇧ Dear friend,

I am sorry that I am unable to come to the coffee-house. Please send me a note by pneumatic mail, 1 if necessary. I can be visited tomorrow morning, between 10 and 12, in my studio: Bäckerstraße 1.

Would you and perhaps also V. 2 come with me to Kreuzenstein on Sunday? 3 The train (to Korneuburg) departs at 10:20 from the Northwest Railway Station; 4 return at 6:30 in the evening. The [?ship] Madame Chauvin and perhaps a few acquaintances of mine are coming along.


Greetings [unsigned]

© Translation William Drabkin, 2022

Footnotes

1 i.e., the underground pneumatic tube system throughout Vienna, for express delivery.

2 Seligmann is almost certainly referring to Schenker’s close friend, Moriz Violin.

3 Kreuzenstein Castle, a medieval fortress about 20 miles north of Vienna, destroyed in the Thirty Years War and rebuilt in the late 19th century; it now serves as an armory museum.

4 From the departure time, train station and destination given here, this note must refer to an excursion that is also mentioned in a postcards of June 4 and June 7, 1908, from Seligmann to Schenker (OJ 14/23, [11] and OJ 14/23, [12]).

Commentary

Format
1p letter, holograph salutation, message, and valediction, unsigned
Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (document date-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1934-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1956)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1956-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)
Rights Holder
Heirs of Adalbert Seligmann, deemed to be in the public domain
License
This document is deemed to be in the publc domain. Any claim to intellectual rights on this document 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: 2022-11-22
Last updated: 2012-09-28