Schenker Correspondence Project

Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated December 20, 1911

[UE letterhead]
N
Wien, 20. Dezember 1911

Wohlgeboren [/] Herrn Professor Dr. Heinrich Schenker,
W i e n .
.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor !

Wir empfingen heute den 3. Druckbogen Ihres Werkes Beethoven 9. Symphonie und sehen leider, dass auch in diesem so bedeutende Neueinschaltungen, Umstellungen und Änderungen im Texte enthalten sind, dass wir für diese sogenannten “schweren Korrekturen” bedeutende Kosten bei der Druckerei zu tragen haben, die wir laut Ihrem fertigen Manuskript nicht vorgesehen haben.

Wir erlauben uns Ihnen daher höflichst mitzuteilen, dass wir Sie mit allen, durch die “schweren Korrekturen” entstehenden Kosten belasten müssen und zeichnen

hochachtungsvoll
[ stamp: ] Universal-Edition Actiengesellschaft
[ sign’d: ] Hertzka

N.S.
Die Druckerei benötigt zur Fortsetzung des Satzes das Ihnen neulich eingesandte Notenbeispiel.¹ Wir bitten daher um gefl. umgehende Erledigung unseres Ergebenen vom 16.ds.

[initialled]

© Universal Edition A.G., Wien, published here with kind permission, 2004.
© Transcription Ian Bent 2006.

Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated December 20, 1911

[UE letterhead]
N
Vienna, December 20, 1911

Professor Heinrich Schenker, Esq.,
V i e n n a
.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-

Dear Professor,

We have today received the third print-gathering of your work, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, and see with regret that it, too, contains such major new insertions, rearrangements, and alterations within the text that we have to bear significant costs from the printers for what are deemed “heavy corrections,” which we have not foreseen on the basis of your manuscript.

We take the liberty of informing you that we must pass on to you all costs arising out of these “heavy corrections,” and remain

With kind regards,
[ stamp: ] Universal Edition & Co.
[ sign’d: ] Hertzka

N.S.
The printers need the music example recently sent to you,¹ in order to continue the setting. Accordingly, we ask you kindly to deal by return with our inquiry of the 16th inst.

[initialled]

© Translation Ian Bent 2006.

COMMENTARY:
Format: 1p letter, printed letterhead, typed message, stamped and holograph signatures, holograph initial
Sender address:
Recipient address: Vienna

FOOTNOTES

¹ OC 52/72, December 16, 1911.

SUMMARY
UE must pass on all costs for "heavy corrections" in Beethovens Neunte Sinfonie to S.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian Bent 2006

Bent, Ian
Hertzka, Emil
UE
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
Hertzka, Emil; UE; Schenker, Heinrich; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony; Beethovens Neunte Sinfonie; proofs; corrections; costs
Typed letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated December 20, 1911
OC 52/73
1911-12-20
2006-12-04
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.
Schenker, Heinrich (1911-1935)--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 Bent.
Vienna
1911