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OJ 14/5, [23] - Handwritten letter from Moriz Schenker to Heinrich Schenker, extraneously dated September 10, 1927



⇧ Meine Lieben! 1

Seit vorgestern hier, erhalte Deinen l. Brief 2 von Liserl nachgeschickt. – Anbei die gewünschten 10 Millionen. Ich hätte gerne noch gewartet, muss aber zu einer Besprechung, die ich nicht verspäten darf. Wenn es nur halbwegs möglich sein wird werde ich übermorgen Montag bei Euch vorbei kommen, um Euch zu sehen. 3 Meine Familie ist noch in Reichraming, da die Schulen erst am 1. October beginnen. Ich werde wahrscheinlich schon Dienstag wieder hinfahren können. Gesundheitlich geht es mir bedeutend besser.


Herzliche Küsse von
Eurem
[signed:] Moriz

10. 9. 24

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2023


⇧ My dears, 1

Here since the day before yesterday, I am in receipt of your letter, 2 which was forwarded by Liserl. – Enclosed [is] 10 million that you ask for. I would have preferred to wait a little, but I must [go] to a meeting that I can’t put off. If at all possible, I will call on you the day after tomorrow, Monday, in order to see you. 3 My family are still in Reichraming, since the schools do not begin until October 1. I will probably be able to set out again as early as Tuesday. I am in significantly better health.


Cordial kisses from
your
[signed:] Moriz

September 10, 1927

© Translation Ian Bent, 2023


⇧ Meine Lieben! 1

Seit vorgestern hier, erhalte Deinen l. Brief 2 von Liserl nachgeschickt. – Anbei die gewünschten 10 Millionen. Ich hätte gerne noch gewartet, muss aber zu einer Besprechung, die ich nicht verspäten darf. Wenn es nur halbwegs möglich sein wird werde ich übermorgen Montag bei Euch vorbei kommen, um Euch zu sehen. 3 Meine Familie ist noch in Reichraming, da die Schulen erst am 1. October beginnen. Ich werde wahrscheinlich schon Dienstag wieder hinfahren können. Gesundheitlich geht es mir bedeutend besser.


Herzliche Küsse von
Eurem
[signed:] Moriz

10. 9. 24

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2023


⇧ My dears, 1

Here since the day before yesterday, I am in receipt of your letter, 2 which was forwarded by Liserl. – Enclosed [is] 10 million that you ask for. I would have preferred to wait a little, but I must [go] to a meeting that I can’t put off. If at all possible, I will call on you the day after tomorrow, Monday, in order to see you. 3 My family are still in Reichraming, since the schools do not begin until October 1. I will probably be able to set out again as early as Tuesday. I am in significantly better health.


Cordial kisses from
your
[signed:] Moriz

September 10, 1927

© Translation Ian Bent, 2023

Footnotes

1 Receipt of this letter is not recorded in Schenker’s diary.

2 Presumably that recorded in Heinrich’s diary for September 6, 1927: “An Mozio (Br.): bitte um 1000 Sch. zur Deckung der nächsten Zahlungen, Zahnarzt usw.” (“To Mozio (letter): I ask for 1,000 shillings to cover the next payments, the dentist, etc.”).

3 Schenker’s diary for September 11 records: “An Mozio Telegramm (2.72 S.): lade ihn für morgen ein.” (“To Mozio telegram (2.72 shillings): I invite him for tomorrow.”), and that for September 12: “Mozio von 11–12; er erwartet eine Anstellung; den Betrag für Frieda will er sich noch überlegen.” (“Mozio from 11 to 12; he is expecting to be given a position; he still wants to think about the payment for Frieda.”) – The diary for September 8 had recorded: “Nach der Jause erscheint Hans Guttman. — Von Sophie u. Frieda (Br.): bitten um Mozios Hilfe.” (“After teatime, Hans Guttman appears. — From Sophie and Frieda (letter): they ask for Mozio's help.”). — From the September 12 entry, and the absence of headed notepaper, we can deduce that Moriz is currently out of a job.

Commentary

Format
1p letter, holograph salutation, message, valediction, and signature, with annotation in an unknown hand
Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (document date-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1945)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1945-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)
Rights Holder
Heirs of Julia Schenker or Moriz Schenker, respectively, deemed to be in the public domain
License
This document is deemed to be in the public 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: 2024-02-13
Last updated: 2010-03-21