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OJ 8/3, [81] Handwritten postcard from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated January 31, 1920
Schenker asks Violin to inquire about availability of the apartment of one of the
Rosé String Quartet members.
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OJ 8/4, [5] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated April 29, 1921
Schenker describes some of the last-minute activities prior to their moving to a
new apartment, at No. 8 Keilgasse, lists his works that are about to be published, and reports
that Buxbaum has been dismissed as cellist of the Arnold Rosé Quartet.
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OJ 14/45, [11] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated September 1, 1921
Violin announces the formation of a piano trio ensemble with a violinist named
Wolfsthal and the cellist Friedrich Buxbaum, inquires about the proposed edition of Handel's
keyboard works, and reports on the incipient civil unrest in the wake of a national movement in
Germany.
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OJ 12/59, [1] Handwritten letter from Siegfried Fritz Müller to Schenker, October 31,
1922
Siegfried Fritz Müller suspends his lessons with Schenker on account of his
father's financial circumstances.
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OJ 6/7, [7] Handwritten letter from Heinrich Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated October 21,
1923
In a wide-ranging letter, Schenker expresses his joy at Karl Violin’s improving
health, and goes on to mention a number of personal successes he has lately had, including a
visit from Paul von Klenau to take advice for a forthcoming performance of Beethoven’s Missa
solemnis. He has also had some unexpected support from his publisher, who wants to expand Der
Tonwille to a quarterly publication. He is planning to take part in a series of charity concerts
(three Haydn piano trios), and has heard that Clemens Kraus and Hans Knappertsbusch are
overtaking Furtwängler as conductors in Vienna by accepting more modest fees.
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DLA 69.930/13 Handwritten letter from Schenker to Halm, dated October 6, 1924
Asks Halm to send some of his chamber music to Rudolf Pollak, with prospect of
performance of the A major string quartet. —Deplores current situation over Sofie Deutsch
stipends. —Reports difficulties with UE and intention to change publisher.
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OJ 14/45, [37] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated November 23, 1924
Violin sends thanks to Jeanette for copying out the article he wrote in 1918. He
has sent off ten letters [re distribution of copies of Der Tonwille] and placed the order with
UE. He reports on Buxbaum and Pollak, and also Blüthner.
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OJ 14/45, [46] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated October 23, 1925
Informing Schenker that he is beginning to recover after a disastrous year,
Violin reports that he has formed a trio with the violinist Mauritz van den Berg and the
cellist Friederich Buxbaum, and has scheduled concerts for January. His son has started
school, which he also regards as a blessing.
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OJ 8/4, [40] Handwritten postcard from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated December 21,
1925
Interrupting his correcting of the proofs for the first Meisterwerk Yearbook,
Schenker sends Christmas greetings to the Violins, and informs his friend that an
out-of-court settlement was made with Universal Edition. Recent concert appearances of the
cellist Buxbaum and the violinist van der Berg give him reason to believe that their trio
concerts with Violin will be successful. He has arranged for Hammer’s portrait of him to be
sent to Hamburg.
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OJ 14/45, [47] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated December 25, 1925
Catching up on his correspondence on Christmas Day, Violin thanks Schenker for
his recent postcard, and hopes that 1926 will be a less troublesome year for him. He quotes
an extract from a negative review of Berg's Wozzeck, and reports on his practice and
rehearsal plans for the trios that he will perform with van der Berg and Buxbaum in a
month's time.
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OJ 14/45, [51] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated February 18, 1926
Violin, in the aftermath of two enormously successful trio concerts with
Mauritz van den Berg and Friedrich Buxbaum, gives an account of Buxbaum's vanity and the
difficulty this causes in rehearsals and more generally for the ensemble. His doctor has
recommended that he spends three weeks in Bad Gastein this summer. He has not yet received
Hammer's portrait of Schenker.
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OJ 6/7, [28] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated March 1, 1926
In a wide-ranging letter responding to Moriz Violin's previous letter,
Schenker asks his friend to confide in him his personal troubles. He offers his support in
the wake of the recent display of vanity of the cellist Friedrich Buxbaum. He is trying to
find a way of getting the Hammer portrait to him safely, possibly by having it sent directly
from Artaria's art shop. Finally he confirms the lack of musical giftedness of his new pupil
Agnes Becker, recently arrived from Hamburg where Violin had been teaching
her.
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OJ 14/45, [52] Handwritten letter from Moriz Violin to Schenker, dated March 6, 1926
Responding to Schenker's continuing queries, Violin gives some details of
recent illnesses, the cure for which his doctor has ordered him to spend part of the summer
in Bad Gastein. He is awaiting the arrival of the Hammer portrait, and is considering the
future of his piano trio ensemble.
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OJ 6/7, [29] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated September 7, 1926
Schenker conveys his personal grief over the serious illness of Violin's son
Karl. He philosophizes about the ills of the world, noting financial difficulties recently
faced by Vrieslander, Dahms, and van der Berg. He reports Robert Pollak's imminent departure
for San Francisco.
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OJ 10/3, [156] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated October 13, 1931
Deutsch reports that Hoboken is probably going to keep his personal library in
Vienna. He is not optimistic that “V” [Moriz Violin] will be accorded the title of
Professor, which can be conferred only by the Vienna Academy and not to people living [i.e.
working] outside it.
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OJ 6/8, [16] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Violin, dated December 29, 1932
Schenker advises Violin to keep up the pressure on Josef Marx regarding a
possible position at the Vienna Akademie; he will do the same. He again discourages his
friend from approaching Anthony van Hoboken with an appeal for financial
assistance.
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OC 18/43 Typewritten letter from Karpath to Schenker, dated December 31, 1932
Karpath answers Schenker's accusations against Joseph Marx among others, in a
placatory manner. — He encourages Schenker to ask Furtwängler for the awaited letter. — He
will contact Marx and Franz Schmidt.