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Handwritten letter from Harden to Heinrich Schenker, undated; probably after April 13, 1894 and certainly before May 5, 1894

[handwritten in top right corner, not in Harden’s hand:] Dirigenten [/] Falstaff

[printed header:]
DIE ZUKUNFT
HERAUSGEBER: MAXIMILAN HARDEN
[decorated printed rule]

Sehr geehrter Herr,

herzlichen Dank für Ihre sehr erfreulichen Mittheilungen. Ihre „Dirigenten“1 sind besonders gut. Wollen Sie nicht noch über Falstaff2 etwas sehr Schönes schreiben? Das würde mir rechte Freude machen; hier kanns keiner.

Herzlichen Gruß u. beste Wünsche von
Ihren siechen
[signed:] Harden

© In the public domain.
© Transcription William Pastille 2006.

Handwritten letter from Harden to Heinrich Schenker, undated; probably after April 13, 1894 and certainly before May 5, 1894

[handwritten in top right corner, not in Harden’s hand:] Conductors [/] Falstaff

[printed header:]
DIE ZUKUNFT
EDITOR: MAXIMILAN HARDEN
[decorated printed rule]

Dear Sir,

Sincerest thanks for your very enjoyable submissions. Your “Conductors”1 are particularly good. Won’t you still write something very nice about Falstaff?2 I’d be very happy with that; no one here can do it.

Sincere greetings and best wishes from
Your ailing
[signed:] Harden

© Translation William Pastille 2006.

COMMENTARY:
Format: 1p letter, printed letterhead, holograph message and signature, undated
Sender address: --
Recipient address: --

FOOTNOTES:

1 “Konzertdirigenten,” which appeared in Die Zukunft on April 14, 1894, and is reprinted in Hellmut Federhofer, Heinrich Schenker als Essayist und Kritiker (Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 1990), pp. 75–82.

2 This suggestion eventually became the article “Verdis Falstaff,” which appeared in Die Zukunft on March 5, 1894, and is reprinted in Hellmut Federhofer, Heinrich Schenker als Essayist und Kritiker (Hildesheim: Georg Olms Verlag, 1990), pp. 85–89.

SUMMARY:
Harden thanks Schenker for his submissions, especially “Konzertdirigenten,” and asks him again to consider writing an article on Verdi’s Falstaff.

© Commentary, Footnotes, Summary William Pastille, 2006

Pastille, William
Harden, Maxilimian
DE
Cambridge University Faculty of Music–Ian Bent
Harden, Maximilian; Schenker, Heinrich; conductors; Verdi; Falstaff
Handwritten letter from Harden to Heinrich Schenker, undated; probably after April 13, 1894 and certainly before May 5, 1894
OJ 11/42, [12]
undated
2008-03-04
Harden
In the public domain
Schenker, Heinrich (1894-1935)--Schenker, Jeanette (1935-c.1942)--Ratz, Erwin (c.1942-c.1955)--Jonas, Oswald (c.1955-1978)--University of California, Riverside (1978--)
IPR: in the public domain; Image: University of California, Riverside; Transcription, Translation, Footnotes, Commentary: William Pastille.

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