11. (XII) Dezember 1931 Aus Nebel schön, -1°.
— Von der Pensionsanstalt zweite Zahlung: 284.75 S. — „Messias“: Lektüre beendet. 1 — Mittags von Furtwängler (Br. expreß): ob er abends um ½10h kommen kann!?! — An Furtwängler (expreß Kartenbrief): bitte! — Furtwängler von 9h bis – 1h! Lie-Liechen gibt Thee mit schönen Brötchen u. Obstsalat mit Gebäck. Gespräch über Messias, Smetana, Dwořak, Rimsky-Korsakov, Cäsar Frank (ich empfehle Scheherezade, Bläserserenade, Tänze von Josef Strauß u. Lanner); dann über den Choral (Isaac, das Blatt von Salzer ad oculos u. Abbé Vogler, Riemann usw.), über den continuo zur Albinoni-Sonate; über Brahms‘ Quintenstudie. — Bis 2h auf!! © Transcription Marko Deisinger. |
December 11 (XII), 1931, foggy, becoming fair, -1°.
— From the pension institute, second payment: 284.75 shillings. — Reading of Messiah finished. 1 — At midday, from Furtwängler (express letter): could he come at 9:30 in the evening!?! — To Furtwängler (express lettercard): please! — Furtwängler from 9 o’clock until 1! Lie-Liechen provides tea with lovely rolls, and fruit salad with cookies. Conversation about Messiah , Smetana, Dvořák, Rimsky-Korsakov, César Franck (I recommend Sheherezade, the Wind Serenade [by Dvořák], dances by Josef Strauß and Lanner); then concerning the chorale (Isaac, Salzer’s page (visually), and Abbé Vogler, Riemann etc.); concerning the continuo part for the sonata by Albinoni; concerning Brahms’s study of parallel fifths. — Awake until 2 o’clock in the morning!! © Translation William Drabkin. |
11. (XII) Dezember 1931 Aus Nebel schön, -1°.
— Von der Pensionsanstalt zweite Zahlung: 284.75 S. — „Messias“: Lektüre beendet. 1 — Mittags von Furtwängler (Br. expreß): ob er abends um ½10h kommen kann!?! — An Furtwängler (expreß Kartenbrief): bitte! — Furtwängler von 9h bis – 1h! Lie-Liechen gibt Thee mit schönen Brötchen u. Obstsalat mit Gebäck. Gespräch über Messias, Smetana, Dwořak, Rimsky-Korsakov, Cäsar Frank (ich empfehle Scheherezade, Bläserserenade, Tänze von Josef Strauß u. Lanner); dann über den Choral (Isaac, das Blatt von Salzer ad oculos u. Abbé Vogler, Riemann usw.), über den continuo zur Albinoni-Sonate; über Brahms‘ Quintenstudie. — Bis 2h auf!! © Transcription Marko Deisinger. |
December 11 (XII), 1931, foggy, becoming fair, -1°.
— From the pension institute, second payment: 284.75 shillings. — Reading of Messiah finished. 1 — At midday, from Furtwängler (express letter): could he come at 9:30 in the evening!?! — To Furtwängler (express lettercard): please! — Furtwängler from 9 o’clock until 1! Lie-Liechen provides tea with lovely rolls, and fruit salad with cookies. Conversation about Messiah , Smetana, Dvořák, Rimsky-Korsakov, César Franck (I recommend Sheherezade, the Wind Serenade [by Dvořák], dances by Josef Strauß and Lanner); then concerning the chorale (Isaac, Salzer’s page (visually), and Abbé Vogler, Riemann etc.); concerning the continuo part for the sonata by Albinoni; concerning Brahms’s study of parallel fifths. — Awake until 2 o’clock in the morning!! © Translation William Drabkin. |
Footnotes1 Most likely Georg Friedrich Händel, Facsimile of the autograph score of Messiah. An oratorio composed in the year 1741. Facsimile from the original in the library at Buckingham Palace (London: Sacred Harmonic Society, Exeter Hall, 1868). This facsimile edition is known to have been in Schenker's personal library at the time of his death: see Musik und Theater enthaltend die Bibliothek des Herrn Dr. Heinrich Schenker, Wien (Vienna: Antiquariat Heinrich Hinterberger, n.d.), p. 10 (Item 131). |