Handwritten letter from Josef Weinberger & Emil Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated October 6, 1903 [Weinberger letterhead] Wien/Leipzig am [typed:] 6 Oktober 1903 Wolgeboren [/] Herrn Professor Dr. H. Schenker Sehr geehrter Herr Professor ! Mitfolgend Tanz 32 mit Ausnahme der 1pmo Violinen, die in einer Stunde nachfolgen. Erbitte diesen Tanz so rasch als möglich corrigirt retour worauf Nr 1, 2, 3, sofort an Busoni|3 abgehen. Nr 4. kommt Nachmittag und geht eventuell uncorrigirt an Busoni. Hochachtungsvoll. © Josef Weinberger Ltd. |
Handwritten letter from Josef Weinberger & Emil Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated October 6, 1903 [Weinberger letterhead] Vienna/Leipzig, [typed:]October 6, 1903 Professor H. Schenker, Esq., Dear Professor, Enclosed is Dance No. 32 with the exception of the first violins, which will follow in an hour's time. Please return this Dance corrected, as quickly as possible, after which Nos. 1, 2, and 3 will be dispatched to Busoni3 immediately. No.4 is due to arrive this afternoon and will be sent to Busoni, probably uncorrected. With kind regards, © Translation Ian D. Bent 2004. |
COMMENTARY: FOOTNOTES: 1 This is the address of UE, not that of Weinberger (Kohlmarkt 8). 2 Schenker's Syrische Tänze, originally for piano four hands, orchestrated by Arnold Schoenberg at the instigation of Ferruccio Busoni. The dances are No.1 Andante espressivo-Allegro scherzando, D minor; No.2 Allegro con fuoco, C minor; No.3 Allegretto [dolcissimo], G minor; No.4 Allegro molto passionate, D major. They were first performed in this orchestration on November 5, 1903 by the [Berlin] Philharmonic Orchestra in the Beethovensaal, Berlin. 3 Click on Ferruccio Busoni. 4 The appearance of Emil Hertzka's distinctive signature on this letter is surprising, since he did not join UE until 1907. SUMMARY: © Commentary, Footnotes, Summary Ian D. Bent 2004.
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