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OJ 9/8, [7] - Handwritten postcard from Wilhelm Altmann to Schenker, dated April 29, 1933
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⇧ Postkarte Goethekarte v. K. Franke, Eisenach [printed vertically: ]Druck: Laue, Eisenach [oval stamp, top LH corner:] ⇧ Prof. Dr. Wilh. Altmann * Berlin-Friedenau * Lauterstr. 38II [⇧ An] ⇧ Herrn Professor Dr.H. Schenker Wien III Keilgasse 8 [postmark:] || BERLIN-FRIEDENAU 1 | 29. 4. 33 16–17 | 2 || Benutzt die Luftpost {verso} [half-portrait of Goethe, facing L, ‘1832 + 1932’ underneath in ornamental banner] [Gothic type, enlarged blue initial:] Wem die Natur ihr offenbares Geheimnis zu enthüllen anfängt, der empfindet eine unwiderstehliche Sehnsucht nach ihrer würdigsten Auslegerin der Kunst. 1 29. 4. 33 ⇧ Hochverehrter Herr Professor. 2 Verbindlichsten Dank für die Zusendung Ihrer hochinteressanten Brahms-Veröffentlichung 3 und herzlichste Grüsse auch an Ihre Frau Gemahlin. © Transcription Nicholas Marston, 2016 |
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⇧ Postcard Goethe card by K. Franke, Eisenach [printed vertically: ]printed by: Laue, Eisenach [oval stamp, top LH corner:] ⇧ Prof. Wilhelm Altmann * Berlin-Friedenau * Lauterstrasse 38II [⇧ To: ] ⇧ Professor H. Schenker Vienna III Keilgasse 8 [postmark:] || BERLIN-FRIEDENAU 1 | 29. 4. 33 16–17 | 2 || Use airmail {verso} [half-portrait of Goethe, facing L, ‘1832 + 1932’ underneath in ornamental banner] [Gothic type, enlarged blue initial:] The person to whom Nature begins to divulge her manifest secret conceives an irrepressible longing for her most worthy interpreter, Art. 1 April 29, 1933 ⇧ Highly revered Professor, 2 My warmest thanks for sending your highly interesting Brahms publication, 3 and my most cordial greetings, to your wife also © Translation Nicholas Marston, 2016 |
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⇧ Postkarte Goethekarte v. K. Franke, Eisenach [printed vertically: ]Druck: Laue, Eisenach [oval stamp, top LH corner:] ⇧ Prof. Dr. Wilh. Altmann * Berlin-Friedenau * Lauterstr. 38II [⇧ An] ⇧ Herrn Professor Dr.H. Schenker Wien III Keilgasse 8 [postmark:] || BERLIN-FRIEDENAU 1 | 29. 4. 33 16–17 | 2 || Benutzt die Luftpost {verso} [half-portrait of Goethe, facing L, ‘1832 + 1932’ underneath in ornamental banner] [Gothic type, enlarged blue initial:] Wem die Natur ihr offenbares Geheimnis zu enthüllen anfängt, der empfindet eine unwiderstehliche Sehnsucht nach ihrer würdigsten Auslegerin der Kunst. 1 29. 4. 33 ⇧ Hochverehrter Herr Professor. 2 Verbindlichsten Dank für die Zusendung Ihrer hochinteressanten Brahms-Veröffentlichung 3 und herzlichste Grüsse auch an Ihre Frau Gemahlin. © Transcription Nicholas Marston, 2016 |
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⇧ Postcard Goethe card by K. Franke, Eisenach [printed vertically: ]printed by: Laue, Eisenach [oval stamp, top LH corner:] ⇧ Prof. Wilhelm Altmann * Berlin-Friedenau * Lauterstrasse 38II [⇧ To: ] ⇧ Professor H. Schenker Vienna III Keilgasse 8 [postmark:] || BERLIN-FRIEDENAU 1 | 29. 4. 33 16–17 | 2 || Use airmail {verso} [half-portrait of Goethe, facing L, ‘1832 + 1932’ underneath in ornamental banner] [Gothic type, enlarged blue initial:] The person to whom Nature begins to divulge her manifest secret conceives an irrepressible longing for her most worthy interpreter, Art. 1 April 29, 1933 ⇧ Highly revered Professor, 2 My warmest thanks for sending your highly interesting Brahms publication, 3 and my most cordial greetings, to your wife also © Translation Nicholas Marston, 2016 |
Footnotes1 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Ueber Kunst und Alterthum (Stuttgart: Cottaische Buchhandlung, 1823), vol. 4, Heft 1, p. 43. Translation original. 2 Receipt of this postcard is recorded in Schenker's diary at OJ 4/6, p. 3830, May 2, 1933: "Von Altmann (Ansichtsk.) Dank für Brahms." ("From Altmann (picture postcard): thanks for Brahms."). 3 Schenker’s diary appears not to record his sending Altmann a copy of this publication. |
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Digital version created: 2016-06-15 |