Schenker Correspondence Project

Handwritten letter from Schenker to UE, dated April 10, 1910

[Excerpt from a three-page letter from Schenker to Hertzka concerning the publication of the J. S. Bach Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue, of which this forms part of the first paragraph, on p.1.]

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[ ... ] Denn es geschieht nicht ohne Grund, weshalb ich schon 3-mal die Korrekturen¹ urgiert habe: ich[ corr ] habe nämlich für den Sommer eine größere Reise festgesetzt, die mir zwischen 1. u. 2. Halbband eine ausgiebige Erholung bringen ......[?]. [ ... ]

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© Heirs of Heinrich Schenker.
© Transcription Ian D. Bent 2005.

Handwritten letter from Schenker to UE, dated April 10, 1910

[Excerpt from a three-page letter from Schenker to Hertzka concerning the publication of the J. S. Bach Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue, of which this forms part of the first paragraph, on p.1.]

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[ ... ] For, not without reason have I pressed for the proofs¹ three times now; the reason is that I have scheduled a longer trip for the Summer, which should[?] offer me a good chance of recuperating between the first and second half-volumes [of Counterpoint]. [ ... ]

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© Translation Ian D. Bent 2005.

COMMENTARY:
Format: holograph letter and signature, 3pp oblong format.

FOOTNOTES:

¹ i.e. of S’s edition of J. S. Bach Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue.

SUMMARY:
[ NMTP II/1 = Kontrapunkt I:] Needs time to recuperate between two half-volumes.