Downloads temporarily removed for testing purposes

Browse by

FS 40/1, [27] - Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Salzer, dated September 16, 1934

{recto}
⇧ Postkarte

⇧ Dr. HEINRICH SCHENKER
WIEN, III., Keilgasse 8

[An: ] ⇧ H. Dr Felix Salzer
Wien, VI
Laimgrubengasse 4

[postmark:] || 4 WIEN 40 | 17. IX. 13. 11 | * 4f * ||
{verso}

16. 9. 34


Mein lieber Dr Salzer! 1

Am Dienstag u. Mittwoch Vm. sind seit Tagen 2 Herren [?vorgekündet[corr.]], denen ich nicht mehr absagen kann. 2 Geht es nicht Donnerstag 11½h.? 3 Eine Zeile erboten.


Mit besten Grüßen von mir u. meiner Frau.
Ihr
[signed:] H Schenker

© Transcription Hedi Siegel, 2011
{recto}
⇧ Postcard

⇧ Dr. HEINRICH SCHENKER
VIENNA III, Keilgasse 8

[To: ] ⇧ Dr. Felix Salzer,
Vienna VI,
Laimgrubengasse 4

[postmark:] || 4 VIENNA 40 | 17. IX. 13. 11 | * 4f * ||
{verso}

September 16,1934


My dear Dr. Salzer! 1

On Tuesday and Wednesday morning two gentlemen have been [?scheduled[corr.]] days ago, and I cannot cancel them any more. 2 Would perhaps Thursday at 11:30 be possible? 3 Please drop me a line.


With best wishes from my wife and me,
Your
[signed:] H. Schenker

© Translation Hedi Siegel, 2011
{recto}
⇧ Postkarte

⇧ Dr. HEINRICH SCHENKER
WIEN, III., Keilgasse 8

[An: ] ⇧ H. Dr Felix Salzer
Wien, VI
Laimgrubengasse 4

[postmark:] || 4 WIEN 40 | 17. IX. 13. 11 | * 4f * ||
{verso}

16. 9. 34


Mein lieber Dr Salzer! 1

Am Dienstag u. Mittwoch Vm. sind seit Tagen 2 Herren [?vorgekündet[corr.]], denen ich nicht mehr absagen kann. 2 Geht es nicht Donnerstag 11½h.? 3 Eine Zeile erboten.


Mit besten Grüßen von mir u. meiner Frau.
Ihr
[signed:] H Schenker

© Transcription Hedi Siegel, 2011
{recto}
⇧ Postcard

⇧ Dr. HEINRICH SCHENKER
VIENNA III, Keilgasse 8

[To: ] ⇧ Dr. Felix Salzer,
Vienna VI,
Laimgrubengasse 4

[postmark:] || 4 VIENNA 40 | 17. IX. 13. 11 | * 4f * ||
{verso}

September 16,1934


My dear Dr. Salzer! 1

On Tuesday and Wednesday morning two gentlemen have been [?scheduled[corr.]] days ago, and I cannot cancel them any more. 2 Would perhaps Thursday at 11:30 be possible? 3 Please drop me a line.


With best wishes from my wife and me,
Your
[signed:] H. Schenker

© Translation Hedi Siegel, 2011

Footnotes

1 Writing of this postcard is not recorded in Schenker's diary.

2 Schenker is replying to Salzer’s postcard of September 15, 1934 (OC 44/37), in which Salzer proposed a visit on Tuesday (September 18) or Wednesday (September 19). Schenker’s diary for September 18 records a visit by Moriz Violin; visits by Karl Rothberger and Paul Breisach are noted on September 19 (OJ 4/7, pp. 3945-46).

3 Schenker's diary records at OJ 4/7, p. 3946, September 20, 1934: "½12 – ½1h Dr. Salzer: gibt u. empfängt Bericht, meldet sich zur Stunde" ("11:30–12:30 Dr. Salzer: gives and receives news; reports for his lessons.").

Commentary

Format
printed postcard, holograph and stamped addresses recto, holograph message and signature verso
Provenance
Salzer, Felix (document date-1986)--the Felix Salzer estate (1986-2001)--New York Public Library(2001--)
Rights Holder
Heirs of Heinrich Schenker, in the public domain; published with the kind permission.
License
Permission to publish granted by the Estate of Hedwig Salzer, December 21, 2004. All reasonable steps have been taken to locate the heirs of Heinrich Schenker. Any claim to intellectual rights on this document should be addressed to the Schenker Documents Online, at schenkercorrespondence [at] mus (dot) cam (dot) ac (dot) uk

Digital version created: 2011-11-08
Last updated: 2011-11-08