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OJ 9/6, [26] - Handwritten postcard from Eugen d'Albert to Schenker, dated November 24, 1897

{recto}
⇧ UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE
POST CARD – GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND

⇧ Herrn Dr Heinrich Schenker.
Wien.Vienna III.
Richardgasse 11.
Austria

[postmark:] || LIVERPOOL | 11 | NO 24 | 97 | 5 ||
[postmark:] WIEN 3/3 | 49 | BESTELLT | [illeg] 11 97 | 8-10V ||

{verso}
24 Nov 97.

Lieber Freund!

Von einem „uncollegialen Benehmen“ meinerseits gegen R. ist mir nichts bekannt 1 – bitte fragen Sie ihm, was er damit meint, – ich bin niemals mit ihm in Verkehr gebeten [recte gewesen?] .


Herzlichen Dank für Brief!
Bestens grüssend
[signed:] Eug. d‘Albert.

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2021
{recto}
⇧ UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE
POST CARD – GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND

⇧ Dr. Heinrich Schenker
Vienna III
Richardgasse 11
Austria

[postmark:] || LIVERPOOL | 11 | NO 24 | 97 | 5 ||
[postmark:] VIENNA 3/3 | 49 | DELIVERED | [illeg] 11 97 | 8-10 A.M. ||

{verso}
November 24, 1897

Dear Friend,

I know nothing of “uncollegial behavior” on my part toward R. 1 Please ask him what he means by that. I have never been in contact with him.


Cordial thanks for [your] letter!
Warmest greetings
[signed:] Eug. d‘Albert

© Translation Ian Bent, 2021
{recto}
⇧ UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE
POST CARD – GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND

⇧ Herrn Dr Heinrich Schenker.
Wien.Vienna III.
Richardgasse 11.
Austria

[postmark:] || LIVERPOOL | 11 | NO 24 | 97 | 5 ||
[postmark:] WIEN 3/3 | 49 | BESTELLT | [illeg] 11 97 | 8-10V ||

{verso}
24 Nov 97.

Lieber Freund!

Von einem „uncollegialen Benehmen“ meinerseits gegen R. ist mir nichts bekannt 1 – bitte fragen Sie ihm, was er damit meint, – ich bin niemals mit ihm in Verkehr gebeten [recte gewesen?] .


Herzlichen Dank für Brief!
Bestens grüssend
[signed:] Eug. d‘Albert.

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2021
{recto}
⇧ UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE
POST CARD – GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND

⇧ Dr. Heinrich Schenker
Vienna III
Richardgasse 11
Austria

[postmark:] || LIVERPOOL | 11 | NO 24 | 97 | 5 ||
[postmark:] VIENNA 3/3 | 49 | DELIVERED | [illeg] 11 97 | 8-10 A.M. ||

{verso}
November 24, 1897

Dear Friend,

I know nothing of “uncollegial behavior” on my part toward R. 1 Please ask him what he means by that. I have never been in contact with him.


Cordial thanks for [your] letter!
Warmest greetings
[signed:] Eug. d‘Albert

© Translation Ian Bent, 2021

Footnotes

1 Schenker has evidently reported to d’Albert some offense taken by a third party. The identity of “R.” is unknown, and the behavior unexplained.

Commentary

Format
printed postcard, holograph recipient address recto, holograph salutation, message, valediction, and signature verso
Provenance
Schenker, Heinrich (date of entry-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1945)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1945-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)
Rights Holder
Heirs of Eugen d'Albert; deemed to be in the public domain
License
All reasonable attempts have been made to identify the heirs or representatives of Eugen d'Albert. This document is deemed to be in the public domain. Any claim to intellectual rights on this document should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence[at]mus(dot)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk.

Digital version created: 2021-10-25
Last updated: 2013-07-23