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OJ 9/20, [14] - Handwritten letter from Breitkopf & Härtel to Schenker, dated October 22, 1898

[in a decorative printed letterhead:]

⇧ Breitkopf & Härtel
Leipzig [—] Brüssel
London [—] New York.
LIPZIG, den ⇧ 22./10. ⇧ 18⇧ 98.
⇧ Nürnberger Strasse 36.
⇧ "M" within a circle


⇧ Sehr geehrter Herr,

Unsere Notenstecherei war in letzter Zeit derartig mit Arbeit überbürdet, daß wir leider erst heute in der Lage sind, Ihnen die Frei-Exemplare Ihrer Fantasie übermitteln zu können. 1

Indem wir auch diesem Werke eine günstige Aufnahme seitens der Musikfreunde wünsche, zeichnen wir


hochachtungsvoll ergebenst [unsigned]

⇧ Herrn Dr. H. Schenker.
Wien.
[in bottom-left corner: ] ⇧ K

© Transcription Kaleb Koslowski, 2023
[in a decorative printed letterhead:]

⇧ Breitkopf & Härtel
Leipzig [—] Brussels
London [—] New York
LEIPZIG, ⇧ October 22, ⇧ 18⇧ 98
⇧ Nürnberger Strasse 36
⇧ "M" within a circle


⇧ Dear Sir,

Our engraving workshop has been burdened with such an overwhelming amount of work that we regretfully are only today in the position to send you the complimentary copies of your Fantasie. 1

As we also wish for this work a favorable reception favorably among music enthusiasts, we remain,


Respectfully and most devotedly, [unsigned]

⇧ Dr. H. Schenker
Vienna
[in bottom-left corner: ] ⇧ K

© Translation Kaleb Koslowski, 2023
[in a decorative printed letterhead:]

⇧ Breitkopf & Härtel
Leipzig [—] Brüssel
London [—] New York.
LIPZIG, den ⇧ 22./10. ⇧ 18⇧ 98.
⇧ Nürnberger Strasse 36.
⇧ "M" within a circle


⇧ Sehr geehrter Herr,

Unsere Notenstecherei war in letzter Zeit derartig mit Arbeit überbürdet, daß wir leider erst heute in der Lage sind, Ihnen die Frei-Exemplare Ihrer Fantasie übermitteln zu können. 1

Indem wir auch diesem Werke eine günstige Aufnahme seitens der Musikfreunde wünsche, zeichnen wir


hochachtungsvoll ergebenst [unsigned]

⇧ Herrn Dr. H. Schenker.
Wien.
[in bottom-left corner: ] ⇧ K

© Transcription Kaleb Koslowski, 2023
[in a decorative printed letterhead:]

⇧ Breitkopf & Härtel
Leipzig [—] Brussels
London [—] New York
LEIPZIG, ⇧ October 22, ⇧ 18⇧ 98
⇧ Nürnberger Strasse 36
⇧ "M" within a circle


⇧ Dear Sir,

Our engraving workshop has been burdened with such an overwhelming amount of work that we regretfully are only today in the position to send you the complimentary copies of your Fantasie. 1

As we also wish for this work a favorable reception favorably among music enthusiasts, we remain,


Respectfully and most devotedly, [unsigned]

⇧ Dr. H. Schenker
Vienna
[in bottom-left corner: ] ⇧ K

© Translation Kaleb Koslowski, 2023

Footnotes

1 Schenker’s Fantasie, Op. 2 (Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, [January] 1899), dedicated to Ferruccio Busoni and also to Moriz Violin.

Commentary

Format
1p letter, printed decorative letterhead, handwritten salutation, message, and valediction, unsigned
Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (document date‒1935)—Schenker, Jeanette (1935‒1938)—Oster, Ernst (1938‒c.1939)—New York Public Library (c.1939‒)
Rights Holder
Breitkopf & Härtel, published here by kind permission
License
Permission to publish granted by the firm of Breitkopf & Härtel November 7, 2013. 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: 2023-10-09
Last updated: 2010-06-26