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OJ 9/6, [32] Handwritten postcard from Eugen d'Albert to Schenker, dated September 2,
1900
Eugen d'Albert gives the schedule of forthcoming performances of his
opera.
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OJ 9/6, [33] Handwritten letter from Eugen d'Albert to Schenker, dated October 17,
1900
Eugen d'Albert reports the success of his operas "Kain" and "Die
Abreise" in Prague and Dresden, and points out that Vienna is the only sizeable
German[sic] stage not to have staged "Die Abreise."
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OJ 9/6, [35] Handwritten letter from Eugen d'Albert to Schenker, dated July 18,
1903
Eugen d'Albert agrees to look out for vacant posts suitable for Schenker
while he is in Germany. He hopes to see him at his forthcoming premiere in Prague,
and looks forward his new [C. P. E. Bach keyboard works] edition.
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OJ 9/6, [36] Handwritten postcard from Eugen d'Albert to Schenker, dated November 22,
1903
Eugen d'Albert reports a position vacant in Frankfurt.
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OJ 9/6, [41] Handwritten letter from Eugen d'Albert to Schenker, dated June 15,
1905
Eugen d'Albert gives reasons why he cannot use "Amor und Psyche" as a
basis for a composition. He asks whether Schenker will be in Prague for the première
of his opera "Flauto Solo."
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OJ 9/6, [45a] Handwritten letter from Eugen d’Albert to Schenker, undated [c. November 18,
1905]
Having recommended Schenker's Harmonielehre to J. G. Cotta, publisher,
Eugen d'Albert hands the matter over to Schenker. He proposes a meeting after his
recital on November 23, and thanks Schenker for attending the première of his opera
"Flauto solo" in Prague.
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OC 52/426 Typewritten letter from Hertzka (UE) to Schenker, dated October 29, 1910
Hertzka notes Schenker's wish that his Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue edition
be publicized as with "Erläuterungen" and asks Schenker to help him word a publicity notice.
— He wishes to finalize the contract for Beethovens neunte Sinfonie in person and to discuss
plans for the Beethoven Sonatas, on which he has spoken with Wilhelm Bopp with a view to a
grant from the Ministry of Education.
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OJ 13/35, [2] Handwritten letter from Hilde Rubinraut to Schenker, dated September 1,
1922
Hilde Rubinraut explains her difficulties as a resident of Prague visiting
Vienna under current conditions; she asks Schenker in which currency she should pay his fee;
and seeks advice as to whether she should continue taking one piano and one theory lesson,
or opt, for a time, for two piano lessons.
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OJ 13/35, [3] Handwritten letter from Hilde Rubinraut to Schenker, dated September 7,
1922
Hilde Rubinraut asks Schenker to name a gilt-edged currency in which to pay
him, and decides to opt for two piano lessons per 3-weekly visit.
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OJ 6/7, [4] Handwritten letter from Schenker to Moriz Violin, dated December 21, 1922
Schenker reports the imminent publication of Tonwille 3, and some new publishing
ventures, including a (new) edition of music by C. P. E. Bach and an "Urlinie Edition" of the
Short Preludes by J. S. Bach.
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OJ 13/35, [4] Handwritten letter from Hilde Rubinraut to Schenker, dated January 5,
1923
Hilde Rubinraut reports that she has her permanent Austrian visa. -- She is
pregnant, and will have to defer visits to Vienna for a few weeks.
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OJ 14/8, [1] Handwritten letter from Anna Schiff to Jeanette Schenker, dated March 19–21,
1925
Anna Schiff reports at length on the political activities and imprisonment of
her husband Paul and provides an account of the activities of Jeanette’s other siblings and
her two sons.
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OJ 14/8, [2] Handwritten picture postcard from Anna Schiff to Jeanette Schenker, dated May 7,
1925
Anna Schiff reports that she has visited her husband Paul (in prison) and that
he is well.
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OJ 14/8, [4] Handwritten letter from Paul & Anna Schiff to Heinrich & Jeanette Schenker,
dated August 16, 1925
Having returned home after three months’ imprisonment and two weeks’ military
service, Paul Schiff describes the simple, honest life his family are leading and, together
with Anna, congratulates Jeanette for finding a happy purpose in life as a collaborator with
her husband.
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OJ 14/8, [5] Handwritten letter or card from Anna Schiff to Jeanette Schenker, dated October 7,
1925
Anna Schiff describes her daughter Lisl in some detail. She looks forward to
receiving the portrait of Heinrich.
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OJ 14/8, [7] Handwritten letter from Paul Schiff to Jeanette Schenker, dated November 18,
1925
The Schiff family have heard from their brother Viktor, after a gap of eleven
years; he wants to renew contact with the family. Paul will send his sister Viktor’s
photograph; he would like a picture of Heinrich.
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OJ 14/8, [8] Handwritten letters from Paul & Anna Schiff to Heinrich & Jeanette Schenker,
dated November 27[–29], 1925
Paul Schiff thanks Heinrich and Jeanette for the portrait of Heinrich and the
photograph of Jeanette which suggests she has hardly aged. He has heard that his
brother-in-law [Viktor Schiff] intends to emigrate to Palestine, which he thinks is a great
mistake; he will keep them informed if he receives further news.
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OJ 14/8, [10] Handwritten letter from Paul & Anna Schiff to Heinrich & Jeanette Schenker,
dated February 1, 1926
Paul Schiff encloses copies of the letter that their brother Viktor wrote to
his sister Klara, and part of a letter he wrote to Paul himself. He asks if she will consent
to his giving her address to Klara. Anna adds a few lines about their daughter Lisl’s
character.
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OJ 14/8, [11] Handwritten postcard from Paul & Anna Schiff to Heinrich & Jeanette
Schenker, dated March 10, 1926
Paul Schiff sends greetings from the family, and promises to write at greater
length in reply to Jeanette’s enquiries.
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OJ 14/8, [12] Handwritten letter from Paul & Anna Schiff to Heinrich & Jeanette Schenker,
dated June 23, 1926
Paul Schiff sends his thanks for the first Meisterwerk yearbook; he is highly
critical of his brother Viktor’s intention to emigrate to Palestine on grounds of
nationalistic idealism. Anna thinks that her husband and his brother are not all that
dissimilar, despite having different outlooks on life.
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OJ 14/8, [13] Handwritten picture postcard from Paul & Anna Schiff to Heinrich & Jeanette
Schenker, dated December 22, 1926
Paul and Anna send Christmas greetings.
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OJ 10/18, [3] Handwritten letter from Elias to Schenker, dated July 11, 1928
Miss Elias is glad that Schenker is "not dissatisfied" with her graphings of
his piano piece Op. 4, No. 1 and looks forward to her October lessons for a detailed
discussion. — She inquires about Vrieslander's "monograph." — She was interested to see the
autograph and first edition of "Erlkönig" juxtaposed in a Schubert
exhibition.
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OJ 10/3, [120] Handwritten postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated March 2, 1930
Deutsch has come across information suggesting that there may be parts, even a
score, of the "Eroica" Symphony with corrections in Beethoven’s hand from the music library
of Archduke Rudolph and still located in Olmütz [Olomouc].
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OJ 10/3, [145] Handwritten picture postcard from Deutsch to Schenker, dated April 2,
1931
Deutsch comments on Schenker’s essay on a “lost Mozart letter,” to be
published in Der Kunstwart. He does not himself question its authenticity but advises
Schenker to get in touch with Richard Benz in Heidelberg about it.
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OJ 10/3, [147] Typewritten letter from Deutsch to Schenker, dated May 2, 1931
Deutsch asks Schenker to return the edition of the first version of
Beethoven’s Variations WoO 74. Needing a few weeks’ peace and quiet in the summer holidays,
he is looking for a place in the Tyrol that is more than 1,500 meters above sea level, and
asks Schenker’s advice about accommodation, possibly in Galtür.
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OJ 14/10, [3] Handwritten letter from Arnold Weil to Heinrich & Jeanette Schenker, dated
November 20, 1932
Arnold Weil reports on Klara’s condition: she has declared herself insane and
has been committed to a sanatorium.
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OJ 14/10, [5] Handwritten letter from Rosa Weil to Jeanette Schenker, dated April 19,
1933
Rosa Weill reports that she has heard nothing of her brother Victor, assuming
that he will move to Palestine. —She comments sadly on the death of her sister, Frieda
(Glässner), for whose cremation she, Arnold, and Trude travelled to Berlin, and describes in
detail Frieda’s deteriorating condition and death. — Lene has moved from Berlin to Prague to
continue her medical training — Klara is somewhat improved.
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OJ 14/10, [10] Handwritten letter from Rosa Weil to Heinrich & Jeanette Schenker, dated
November 13, 1933
Rosa Weil incloses a letter from Victor Schiff, commenting on its contents,
speculating as to why he has returned from Palestine. — She reports Klara’s present violent
condition, remarking on Klara’s husband Oskar’s stoicism. — She describes the family’s
recent holiday in Austria. — She admits being musically uneducated.
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OJ 14/10, [16] Handwritten letter with envelope from Rosa Weil to Jeanette Schenker, dated January
23, 1935
[Rosa Weill has travelled back from Vienna after Heinrich's funeral.] Rosa
thanks Jeanette for having taken such good care of her while in Vienna. She regrets that she
arrived too late [for the funeral?]. She expresses admiration at the cultivated atmosphere
of Jeanette's world, and offers her condolences on the loss of a "great human being," and
invites Jeanette to come and stay with them in Aussig.
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OJ 14/8, [15] Typewritten and handwritten letter with envelope from Paul & Anna Schiff to
Jeanette Schenker, postmarked February 1, 1938
Paul and Anna Schiff have moved from Karlsbad back to Prague. They marvel at
Jeanette’s work on her late husband’s papers and on a new edition of one of his books. —
They give news about the family and ask her to write before her next
travels.
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OJ 14/10, [32] Handwritten letter from Rosa Weil to Jeanette Schenker, dated February 11,
1938
Rosa and Arnold Weil are planning to holiday again imminently in Hofgastein. –
Jeanette’s last letter was melancholic and complained of eye trouble. – Rosa alludes to
their “fears” without enlarging, and later to “troubles." – She reports Lene’s uncertainty
as to whether to enter medical practice, and also on a further death in the family and its
impact.
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OJ 14/10, [34] Handwritten letter with envelope from Rosa Weil to Jeanette Schenker, dated April 2,
1938
{Rosa Weil replies to a letter from Jeanette in Italy, the content of which
cannot be fully understood but must have reflected the German annexation of Austria on March
11–13, and ensuing attacks on Jewish persons.] Rosa (in Czechoslovakia) says only “events of
recent times have gripped us.” — Rosa and Arnold have just spent three weeks in Hofgastein
taking the cure. She asks Jeanette how long she will stay in Italy and whether she has quit
her Vienna apartment and possessions. — Paul Schiff has financial problems. — Hella’s
condition is unchanged and her husband has formed another relationship. — Rosa challenges
Jeanette’s low opinion of Emma Schiff (Winternitz). — Lene’s husband has been ill. — Hans
and Hedl Delmonte have moved to Lisbon.
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OJ 14/10, [37] Handwritten letter with envelope from Arnold Weil to Jeanette Schenker, dated
September 19, 1939
Arnold says that, despite "precipitate" events [in Europe], they are
"unmolested." -- He reports the death of Klara Hatschek. -- Paul Schiff is due to visit
Palestine.