Schenker Correspondence Project

Diary entry by Schenker, April 11, 1917

11. IV. 17 [...] — Fräulein Elias|¹ übergibt mir Kr. 10000 bar für Zwecke der Arbeiten, mit den Worten, „vorläufig“; ich fasse augenblicklich den Plan, dieses Kapital irgendwie in der Bank anzulegen so,² daß ich es für Zwecke der Auszahlung sofort auch³ zum Verkauf bringen könnte.^{4 Nur} Der Form halber erkundige ich mich ^noch darnach, ob es ihr denn auch möglich ist ^sei, solche Beträge ohne ^wirkliche Gefährdung aus ihren^r Kapitalien auszuscheiden ? Sie versichert mir, daß sie überflüssiges Geld habe, ^ein jährliches Einkommen von Kr. 50000 ^beziehe u. nicht einmal dieses recht zu verbrauchen wisse. Daraufhin bat ich sie, {648} in den drei Fällen Vrieslander,|⁵ Roth|⁶ +u. Dahms|⁷ eventuell für Fr. D.⁸ einzuspringen, worauf sie bereitwilligst einging, ja sie bat mich, in solchen u. ähnlichen Fällen öfter intervenieren zu dürfen. [...]

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© Transcription Ian Bent, 2006.

Diary entry by Schenker, April 11, 1917

April 11, 1917 [...] — Miss Elias|¹ hands over 10,000 Kroner to me in cash for purposes of my works, with the words „temporarily“: I instantly conceive a plan to invest this capital in the bank in such a way that I could even put it up for sale⁴ immediately for purposes of disbursement. ^Purely for form’s sake I ^still inquire whether it is ^might then ^be possible for her to discharge such sums from her capital without ^real exposure to danger. She assures me that she has more money than she needs, ^{receives an} annual income of 50,000 Kroner, and never knows how to spend it all. Thereupon, I asked her {648} possibly to substitute for Mrs. Deutsch⁸ in the three cases of Vrieslander,|⁵ Roth,|⁶ and Dahms,⁷ whereupon she agreed most willingly, indeed she begged to be allowed to intervene more often in cases such as these or similar ones. [...]

© Translation Ian Bent, 2006.

COMMENTARY:
Format: diary entry

FOOTNOTES:

¹ Click on Angelika (Angi) Elias. — This diary entry is part-quoted by Federhofer in Heinrich Schenker nach Tagebüchern ... (Hildesheim: Olms, 1985), p.38, n. 59.

² „so anzulegen“ marked for inversion.

³ „auch sofort“ marked for inversion.

⁴ “könnte”: original word altered in pencil: “zum Verkauf bringen”: he is presumably thinking of stocks, shares, or some sort of negotiable instruments, rather than depositing in a savings account.

⁵ Click on Otto Vrieslander.

⁶ Click on Hermann Roth.

⁷ Click on Walter Dahms.

⁸ Sofie Deutsch, long-term pupil and benefactress of S (died January 5, 1917), under whose will S was left a legacy, a pension, and control over money to fund stipends for impecunious composers; but S was encountering legal obstacles to his control over the stipend funds and is clearly proposing using money offered by Angi Elias as a stop-gap until those obstacles are overcome.

SUMMARY:
Elias hands S 10,000 Kroner, and S conceives a plan to bank it and disburse it when necessary; suggests it be used to substitute for Sofie Deutsch money.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian Bent 2006.

Bent, Ian
Schenker, Heinrich
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Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
Schenker, Heinrich; Elias, Angi; Elias, Angelika; Deutsch, Sofie; Sophie; money; bank; Vrieslander, Otto; Roth, Hermann; Dahms, Walter
Diary entry by Schenker, dated April 11, 1917
OJ 1/16, pp. 647-648
1917-04-11
2006-10-18
Schenker diary
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Schenker, Heinrich (1917-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1955)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1955-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)
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