OJ 13/32, [D] : undated (Schenker Documents Online)

Calling card from Alphons von Rothschild to Schenker, undated

{verso</em}
[handwritten:]
Lieber Herr Dr !

Es thut mir so leid, nicht bei Ihrem Concert gewesen zu sein;¹ es war mir jedoch ganz unmöglich wegen eines grossen Diners, {recto} das bei uns am selben Abend stattfand -

Hoffentlich lassen Sie sich bald wiederblicken.

Ihr
ergebener [signed:] Alfons

[printed:]
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
IV Heugasse 24.

© Heirs of Alphons von Rothschild, published with kind permission.
© Transcription Ian Bent, 2008.

Calling card from Alphons von Rothschild to Schenker, undated

{verso}
[handwritten:]
Dear Dr. [Schenker],

I am so sorry not to have been at your concert;¹ it was, however, completely impossible for me on account of a big dinner {recto} that was held at our place on the same evening. -

I hope that I will see you again soon.

Yours truly,
[signed:] Alfons

[printed:]
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
[Vienna] IV, Heugasse 24.

COMMENTARY:
Format: calling card, holograph message beginning verso, message continuation and signature, printed name and address recto
Sender address: [Vienna] IV, Heugasse 24
Recipient address: --

FOOTNOTES:

¹ Since Schenker ceased performing in public in or soon after 1899, this card is likely to predate 1900.

SUMMARY:
Alphons regrets having missed Schenker's concert.

Bent, Ian
Rothschild, Baron Alphons Mayer von
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Schenker Documents Online--Ian Bent
Rothschild, Alphons; Schenker, Heinrich; concert
Calling card from Alphons von Rothschild to Schenker, undated
OJ 13/32, [D]
undated
2008-04-24
Rothschild
Permission granted by heirs of Alphons Mayer von Rothschild. Any claim to intellectual rights on this document should be addressed to the Schenker Correspondence Project, Faculty of Music, University of Cambridge, at schenkercorrespondence@mus.cam.ac.uk.
Schenker, Heinrich (????-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1945)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1945-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)
IPR: Heirs of Baron Alphons Mayer von Rothschild; Image: University of California, Riverside; Transcription, Translation, Commentary, Footnotes, and Summary: Ian Bent.

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The Correspondence, Diaries, and Lessonbooks of Heinrich Schenker (1868-1935)

OJ 13/32, [D] : undated

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