Schenker Correspondence Project

Handwritten postcard from Harden to Schenker, dated November 29, 1892

{recto}
[preprinted form with handwritten address information:]
Deutsche Reichspost
Postkarte

An Herrn Dr. [/] Heinrich Schenker
in Wien III
Wohnung Fraungasse 1

[postmark:] Berlin W. a | 3011 | 92 | 4½-5N. [Nachmittags]
[postmark:] Wien 3/3 | 49 | Bestellt | 1 -12.92 | 6N.

{verso}
[handwritten note with stamp at bottom]
Berlin W.9. Koethenerstr. 27 II.
29.11.92.

Sehr geehrter Herr,

mit bestem Dank theile ich Ihnen mit, daß der Artikel in Nr. 10 erscheint.¹ Es wird mich sehr interessiren, wenn Sie mir Neues senden wollen; was Sie andeuten, klingt ja verlockend genug.

Ihr Urtheil² über die Bellincioni|³ unterschreibe ich; sie ist im kleinen Finger genialer als die ganze Duse.⁴

In ausgezeichneter Hochachtung
Ihr ergebener
[ sign’d: ] Harden

[stamp:] DER HERAUSGEBER DER „ZUKUNFT“

© Permission applied for.
© Transcription William Pastille 2006.

Handwritten postcard from Harden to Schenker, dated November 29, 1892

{recto}
[preprinted form with handwritten address information:]
German Imperial Post
Postcard

To Dr. Heinrich Schenker
in Vienna III
Address Fraungasse 1

[postmark:] Berlin W. a | 3011 | 92 | 4½-5PM
[postmark:] Vienna 3/3 | 49 | Delivered | 1 -12.92 | 6PM

{verso}
[handwritten note with stamp at bottom]
Berlin W. 9, 27 Koethenerstraße II
November 29, 1892

Dear Sir,

With many thanks I am letting you know that the article will appear in No. 10.¹ I would be very interested if you wished to send me something new; what you suggest certainly sounds intriguing enough.

I concur with your judgment² about Bellincioni;³ she has more talent in her little finger than Duse⁴ has in her whole body.

In highest esteem,
Yours truly,
[ sign’d: ] Harden

[stamp:] THE PUBLISHER OF THE “ZUKUNFT”

© Translation William Pastille 2006.

COMMENTARY:
Format: printed postcard, holograph address recto, holograph address, message and signature, stamp verso
Sender address: Berlin W. 9, 27 Koethenerstraße II
Recipient address: Vienna III, Fraungasse 1

FOOTNOTES:

¹ S’s second article for H, “Eine jung-italienische Schule?”, Die Zukunft, December 3, 1892, reprinted Hellmut Federhofer, Heinrich Schenker als Essayist und Kritiker (Hildesheim: Olms, 1990), 31–34.

² In “Mascagni in Wien,” S does not himself compare Bellincioni with Duse, but he notes a comparison made by the Vienna opera audiences: “The significance of genius manifested by this young lady (our public dubbed her ‘the singing Duse’) can hardly be measured today.”; reprinted in Hellmut Federhofer, Heinrich Schenker als Essayist und Kritiker (Hildesheim: Olms, 1990), 29.) The critical judgment about Duse must have occurred in some other correspondence from S to H.

³ The Italian soprano Gemma Bellincioni (1864-1950) premiered the role of Santuzza in Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana. S’s first article for H, “Mascagni in Wien,” Die Zukunft October 15, 1892, reviewed her recent performance of the role in Vienna.

⁴ Italian actress Eleonora Duse (1858-1924).

SUMMARY:
One of S’s articles will be published in an upcoming issue of Die Zukunft; H asks for further submissions; agrees with S’s positive assessment of the Italian soprano Gemma Bellincioni.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary William Pastille, 2006

Pastille, William
Harden, Maxilimian
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music–Ian Bent
Harden, Maximilian; Schenker, Heinrich; article; Die Zukunft; Bellincioni, Gemma; Duse, Eleanora
Handwritten postcard from Harden to Schenker, dated November 29, 1892
OJ 11/42, [2]
1892-11-29
2006-12-08
Harden
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Schenker, Heinrich (1892-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1955)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1955-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)
IPR: under investigation; Image: University of California, Riverside; Transcription, Translation, Footnotes, Commentary: William Pastille.
Berlin
1892