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OJ 9/6, [51] - Handwritten postcard from Eugen d'Albert to Schenker, postmarked December 10, 1908

{recto}
⇧ Postkarte

An ⇧ Herrn Dr H. Schenker.
⇧ in ⇧ Wien. III
Reisnerstr 38.

[postmark:] || DRESDEN | 10.12.08 [illeg] V | AL[illeg] 2 ||
[postmark:] || WIEN 3/3| 49 | BESTELLT | 11.12.[08] | 8-10V ||

{verso}

⇧ Lieber Herr Doctor!

Ich hoffe Sie Freitag Abend 1 im Concert und nachher zu sehen – wir können dann alles besprechen. 2


Einstweilen herzliche Grüße
Ihres
[signed:] Eugen d‘Albert.

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2021
{recto}
⇧ Postcard

To ⇧ Dr. H. Schenker
⇧ in ⇧ Vienna III
Reisnerstraße 38

[postmark:] || DRESDEN | 10.12.08 [illeg] A.M. | AL[illeg] 2 ||
[postmark:] || VIENNA 3/3| 49 | DELIVERED | 11.12.[08] | 8-10A.M. ||

{verso}

⇧ Dear Dr. [Schenker],

I hope to see you at the concert on Friday evening 1 and afterwards – we can then discuss everything. 2


Meanwhile, cordial greetings,
From your
[signed:] Eugen d‘Albert

© Translation Ian Bent, 2021
{recto}
⇧ Postkarte

An ⇧ Herrn Dr H. Schenker.
⇧ in ⇧ Wien. III
Reisnerstr 38.

[postmark:] || DRESDEN | 10.12.08 [illeg] V | AL[illeg] 2 ||
[postmark:] || WIEN 3/3| 49 | BESTELLT | 11.12.[08] | 8-10V ||

{verso}

⇧ Lieber Herr Doctor!

Ich hoffe Sie Freitag Abend 1 im Concert und nachher zu sehen – wir können dann alles besprechen. 2


Einstweilen herzliche Grüße
Ihres
[signed:] Eugen d‘Albert.

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2021
{recto}
⇧ Postcard

To ⇧ Dr. H. Schenker
⇧ in ⇧ Vienna III
Reisnerstraße 38

[postmark:] || DRESDEN | 10.12.08 [illeg] A.M. | AL[illeg] 2 ||
[postmark:] || VIENNA 3/3| 49 | DELIVERED | 11.12.[08] | 8-10A.M. ||

{verso}

⇧ Dear Dr. [Schenker],

I hope to see you at the concert on Friday evening 1 and afterwards – we can then discuss everything. 2


Meanwhile, cordial greetings,
From your
[signed:] Eugen d‘Albert

© Translation Ian Bent, 2021

Footnotes

1 Friday December 11, 1908. Neue freie Presse and Wiener Zeitung listings do not show a d‘Albert recital or performance for this day. Schenker’s diary does not cover this part of December.

2 This is the last surviving communication from d’Albert to Schenker until November 27, 1911 (OJ 9/6, [52]). Schenker’s diary does not refer to d’Albert between February 24, 1908 and February 8, 1912. The only reference in the interim period is an instruction to Universal Edition to send d’Albert a copy of the second edition of Beitrag zur Ornamentik (WSLB 14, August 19, 1908).

Commentary

Format
printed postcard, holograph recipient address recto, holograph salutation, message, valediction, and signature (written sideways) verso
Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (1924-1935)--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 Heinrich Schenker; document deemed to be in the public domain
License
All reasonable attempts have been made to identify heirs of Heinrich Schenker; 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: 2021-11-06
Last updated: 2013-07-23