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OJ 9/6, [50] - Handwritten postcard from Eugen d'Albert to Schenker, postmarked August 21, 1908

{recto}
⇧ Korrespondez-Karte

⇧ Herrn Dr Heinrich Schenker.
Wien. III.
Reisnerstraße 38.

[postmark:] || 1/3 WIEN 15 | 21.8.08–9 | * C * ||
[to the left:] 08.

{verso}

⇧ Lieber Herr Doctor!

Die Generalprobe beginnt schon um 10½ Uhr, also bitte ich Sie 10¼ Uhr schon am Hotel Sacher zu sein. 1


Herzlichst
[signed:] E. d‘Albert.

Freitag 2

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2021
{recto}
⇧ Postcard

⇧ Dr. Heinrich Schenker
Vienna III
Reisnerstraße 38

[postmark:] || 1/3 VIENNA 15 | 21.8.08–9 | * C * ||
[to the left:] 08.

{verso}

⇧ Dear Dr. [Schenker],

The dress reheasal begins at 10.30, so please be at Hotel Sacher by 10.15 at the latest. 1


Most cordially
[signed:] E. d‘Albert

Friday 2

© Translation Ian Bent, 2021
{recto}
⇧ Korrespondez-Karte

⇧ Herrn Dr Heinrich Schenker.
Wien. III.
Reisnerstraße 38.

[postmark:] || 1/3 WIEN 15 | 21.8.08–9 | * C * ||
[to the left:] 08.

{verso}

⇧ Lieber Herr Doctor!

Die Generalprobe beginnt schon um 10½ Uhr, also bitte ich Sie 10¼ Uhr schon am Hotel Sacher zu sein. 1


Herzlichst
[signed:] E. d‘Albert.

Freitag 2

© Transcription Ian Bent, 2021
{recto}
⇧ Postcard

⇧ Dr. Heinrich Schenker
Vienna III
Reisnerstraße 38

[postmark:] || 1/3 VIENNA 15 | 21.8.08–9 | * C * ||
[to the left:] 08.

{verso}

⇧ Dear Dr. [Schenker],

The dress reheasal begins at 10.30, so please be at Hotel Sacher by 10.15 at the latest. 1


Most cordially
[signed:] E. d‘Albert

Friday 2

© Translation Ian Bent, 2021

Footnotes

1 Tiefland was to be given at the Vienna Court Opera on August 22.

2 August 21 was indeed a Friday, so confirming the postmarked date as the day of writing.

Commentary

Format
printed postcard, holograph recipient address recto, holograph salutation, message, valediction, and signature (written sideways) 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: 2021-11-05
Last updated: 2013-07-23