Schenker Correspondence Project

Typed postcard from UE to Schenker, dated September 14, 1911

[italic = printed; roman = typed]

{recto}
An
Wohlgeboren [/] Herrn Professor Heinrich Schenker
in W i e n III.
Reisnerstrasse 38

{verso}
R Wohlg. Herrn Prof. H. S c h e n k e r
W i e n

Sehr geehrter Herr Professor!

Ihr gesch. Schreiben vom heute¹ kam uns leider in Abwesenheit unseres Herrn Direktor, der sich gegenwärtig auf einer Geschäftsreise befindet zu und müssen wir Sie schon bitten, sich mit der Erledigung einige Tage gedulden zu wollen.

[right side:]
Hochachtungsvoll
“Universal-Edition” A.-G.
(Jos. Aibl Verlag, G m b H.)

[left side:]
Wien, am14. Sept. 1911
I. Wipplingerstraße 32
Ab 1. Nov.: I. Reichsratstraße 9

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

Typed postcard from UE to Schenker, dated September 14, 1911

[italic = printed; roman = typed]

{recto}
To
Professor Heinrich Schenker, Esq.
V i e n n a III
Reisnerstrasse 38

{verso}
Prof. H. S c h e n k e r, Esq.
V i e n n a

Dear Professor,

Your est’d letter of today¹ unfortunately reached us during the absence of our Director, who is currently on a business trip, hence we must ask you kindly to wait a day or two for it to be dealt with.

[right side:]
With kind regards,
Universal Edition & Co.
(Jos. Aibl Verlag & Co.)

[left side:]
Vienna, September 14, 1911
I. Wipplingerstraße 32
From November 1: I. Reichsratstraße 9

© Translation Ian Bent 2006.

COMMENTARY:
Format: postcard, printed with typed insertions, no signature, address recto, addresses and message verso
Sender address: Vienna I, Wipplingerstraße 32
Recipient address: Vienna III, Reisnerstraße 38

FOOTNOTES

¹ WSLB 81.

SUMMARY
Hertzka is away and will reply on his return.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian Bent 2006

Bent, Ian
UE
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music-Ian Bent
UE; Schenker, Heinrich; Hertzka, Emil
Typed postcard from UE to Schenker, dated September 14, 1911
OC 52/65
1911-09-14
2006-09-06
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