Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated February 19, 1914
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[UE letterhead]
Wien, den 19. Februar 1914.
Wohlgeboren [/] Herrn Prof. Dr., Heinrich Schenker
W i e n
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Sehr verehrter Herr Doktor !
Vor allem bestätige ich den richtigen Empfang Ihres gesch. Schreibens, sowie Beethoven op. 110, Text und musikalische Analyse und sehe der avisierten Zusendung der Vorbemerkung zur Einführung, sowie der Literatur entgegen.
Ich behalte mir vor, auf Ihr gesch. Schreiben, das ich inmitten von Konferenzen und einer riesigen Abendpost, gar nicht in Ruhe lesen konnte, morgen oder übermorgen zurückzukommen und lasse Ihnen nur noch wunschgemäss 1 Expl. Ihrer ”Chromatischen Fantasie” zugehen.
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In aller Eile kann ich es mir aber doch [ left-sidelined by S.in crayon to "Bedauern"] nicht versagen, Ihnen über die gewaltige Arbeit, die von Ihnen wieder geleistet wurde, meine freudigste Genugtuung auszudrücken, ebenso aber auch mein herzliches Bedauern darüber, dass Ihre physische Kräfte und besonders Ihre Augen, infolge der Ueberanstrengung Schaden erlitten haben. [ "!" added by Schenker in pencil ]
Mit alles Weitere vorbehaltend, verbleibe ich mit verbindlichsten Grüsse
Ihr Ihnen aufrichtig
ergebener
[ sign'd: ] Hertzka
© Universal Edition A.G., Wien.
© Transcription Ian D. Bent 2004. |
Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated February 19, 1914
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[UE letterhead]
Vienna, February 19, 1914
Prof. Heinrich Schenker, Esq.
V i e n n a
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Honored Doctor,
First and foremost, I confirm receipt in good order of your est'd letter, as also of Beethoven Op. 110, text and musical analysis, and I look forward to the “Preliminary Remark to the Introduction,” as well as the “Secondary Literature,” of the imminent submission of which you notify me.
I shall defer [reading] your esteemed letter which, with meetings and a mountain of evening mail in the interim, I shall have absolutely no opportunity to read in peace, and get back to it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and shall merely, as you request, have one copy of your Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue forwarded to you.
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In great haste, [ left-sidelined by S. in crayon to "regret"] I simply cannot however restrain myself from expressing to you my joyful satisfaction at the mighty work that you have once again accomplished, and no less so my cordial regret that your physical powers and in particular your eyes, have suffered damage as a result of your over-exertions. [ "!" added by Schenker in pencil ]
Leaving everything else until later, I remain with warmest greetings
Most sincerely,
Yours truly,
[ sign'd: ] Hertzka
© Translation Ian D. Bent 2004. |
COMMENTARY
Format: 2-page letter, small-format broadsheet, typed recto left & right; very faint pale green ink; H holograph signature in blue pencil; underlining & sidelines in brick-red crayon (S)
Sender address: Vienna I, Reichratsstraße 9
Reipient address: Vienna
FOOTNOTES:
SUMMARY:
[LfS 110:] Acks receipt of WSLB 200 and music and Introduction; will read S.’s letter when he has opportunity, arranges for a copy of Chromatic Fantasy to be sent; expresses appreciation of S.'s "mighty work", and regret at effects of over-exertions on his health.
© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2004.
Bent, Ian
Hertzka, Emil
UE
[LfS 110:] Acks receipt of WSLB 200 and music and Introduction; will read S.’s letter when he has opportunity, arranges for a copy of Chromatic Fantasy to be sent; expresses appreciation of S.'s "mighty work", and regret at effects of over-exertions on his health.
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
IPR: Universal Edition A.G., reproduced here by kind permission; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent 2004.
Hertzka, Emil; UE; Schenker, Heinrich; Die letzten fünf Sonaten ... 110; Erläuterungsausgabe; music; Einführung; Introduction; analysis; Vorbemerkung zur Einführung; Preliminary Remark to the Introduction; Literatur; Secondary Literature; Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue;
Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated February 19, 1914
letter
academic; musicology; music theory
OC 52/499
1914-02-19
2004-11-17
UE
Hertzka
email from Aygün Lausch (Universal Edition) to Ian Bent, 2004-09-09, confirming UE’s ownership of IPR and granting permission to post to pilot website.
UE letterhead; typed body of letter; holographic signature
Schenker, Heinrich (1914-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-1938)--Oster, Ernst (1938-c.1939)—New York Public Library (c.1939-)
IPR: Universal Edition, A.G.; Image: New York Public Library, New York; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian D. Bent.
Vienna
1914 |