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OJ 9/6, [39] - Handwritten postcard from Eugen d'Albert to Schenker, dated May 25, 1905

{recto}
⇧ CARTOLINA POSTALE ITALIANA
(CARTE POSTALE D’ITALIE).

⇧ Austria.
Herrn Dr Schenker
Vienna Wien † . III
Reisnerstr 38.
Austria †

[postmark:] || [illeg] | 27 | 5 | 05 | [illeg] ||
[postmark:] || 3/3 WIEN 49 | 29.V.05 IIII | BESTELLT ||

{verso}
25. 5. 05.

Lieber Herr Doctor!

Wolff-Berlin sandte mir soeben Ihre Depeche sämtlich per Buch-Post nach. 1 Soeben bin ich aus Deutschland [?aus] [?meiner] 2 Idylle zurückgestellt u. bleibe hier bis zum Herbst. Ich stehe Ihnen stets gerne zur Verfügung[.] Es würde mich sehr freuen Sie hier zu begrüßen. Ihre gef. Nachricht entgegensehend u. mit Hzl. Grüße von meiner Frau u. mir


Ihr
[signed:] Eugen d‘Albert.

Meina.
Lago Maggiore.

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2021
{recto}
⇧ CARTOLINA POSTALE ITALIANA
(CARTE POSTALE D’ITALIE)

⇧ Austria.
Dr. Schenker
Vienna † III
Reisnerstraße 38
Austria †

[postmark:] || [illeg] | 27 | 5 | 05 | [illeg] ||
[postmark:] || 3/3 VIENNA 49 | 29.V.05 IIII | DELIVERED ||

{verso}
May 25, 1905

Dear Dr. [Schenker],

Wolff-Berlin has just forwarded to me your dispatches together by book post. 1 I have just returned from Germany [?from] [?my] 2 idyll, and will stay here until the Fall. I remain always at your disposal. It would give me great pleasure to welcome you here. Looking forward to your news, and with cordial greetings from my wife and


your
[signed:] Eugen d‘Albert

Meina
Lago Maggiore

© Translation Ian Bent, 2021
{recto}
⇧ CARTOLINA POSTALE ITALIANA
(CARTE POSTALE D’ITALIE).

⇧ Austria.
Herrn Dr Schenker
Vienna Wien † . III
Reisnerstr 38.
Austria †

[postmark:] || [illeg] | 27 | 5 | 05 | [illeg] ||
[postmark:] || 3/3 WIEN 49 | 29.V.05 IIII | BESTELLT ||

{verso}
25. 5. 05.

Lieber Herr Doctor!

Wolff-Berlin sandte mir soeben Ihre Depeche sämtlich per Buch-Post nach. 1 Soeben bin ich aus Deutschland [?aus] [?meiner] 2 Idylle zurückgestellt u. bleibe hier bis zum Herbst. Ich stehe Ihnen stets gerne zur Verfügung[.] Es würde mich sehr freuen Sie hier zu begrüßen. Ihre gef. Nachricht entgegensehend u. mit Hzl. Grüße von meiner Frau u. mir


Ihr
[signed:] Eugen d‘Albert.

Meina.
Lago Maggiore.

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2021
{recto}
⇧ CARTOLINA POSTALE ITALIANA
(CARTE POSTALE D’ITALIE)

⇧ Austria.
Dr. Schenker
Vienna † III
Reisnerstraße 38
Austria †

[postmark:] || [illeg] | 27 | 5 | 05 | [illeg] ||
[postmark:] || 3/3 VIENNA 49 | 29.V.05 IIII | DELIVERED ||

{verso}
May 25, 1905

Dear Dr. [Schenker],

Wolff-Berlin has just forwarded to me your dispatches together by book post. 1 I have just returned from Germany [?from] [?my] 2 idyll, and will stay here until the Fall. I remain always at your disposal. It would give me great pleasure to welcome you here. Looking forward to your news, and with cordial greetings from my wife and


your
[signed:] Eugen d‘Albert

Meina
Lago Maggiore

© Translation Ian Bent, 2021

Footnotes

1 The contents of Schenker’s “Depeche” are unclear. Tempting as it is to suggest that it was a draft of his Harmonielehre , in support of the publication of which d’Albert wrote successfully to the publisher J. G. Cotta on November 13 (cf. OJ 9/31, [2], November 14), it is more likely that it was the libretto or scenario of Amor und Psyche, as acknowledged by d’Albert in OJ 9/6, [40], June 3, and responded to in OJ 9/6, [41], June 15.

2 “aus meiner”: the diacritic over the first word confirms this reading, more likely though it might seem that d’Albert would be returning to his idyllic home and wife in Italy; however, this may be yet another sign of his fervent German nationalism (cf. OJ 9/6, [7]).

Format

† Double underlined

Commentary

Format
printed postcard, holograph recipient address, recto, holograph salutation, message, valediction, signature, and sender address, 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: 2021-11-02
Last updated: 2013-07-23