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SCHREKER, Franz (1878-1934). Autograph letter signed to Lieber Doktor, Charlottenburg, 5 July 1926, referring to Bruno Walter, Berg and his operas Christopherus and Irrelohe, and philosophising about the fate of his works, black ink, 2 pages, 4o, 225 x 145mm., (horizontal crease).
The letter is written while Schreker was director of the Berlin Hochschule für Musik, a position he held from 1920 to 1932. The references in the letter to Berg, in respect of the problems experienced in finding somewhere to stage his work, are of particular interest as Schreker significantly influenced Berg, notably Act II of Wozzeck. When this letter was written, Schreker was in the process of composing his own opera Christopherus. Composed between 1924 and 1927, Christopherus, oder Die Vision einer Oper, was Schreker's seventh opera but was never performed. Its scheduled first performance in Berlin in 1931 was cancelled under threat of Nazi demonstrations. Poignantly he here expresses his hopes for the work and also asks his correspondent's opinion of an earlier opera, Irrelohe, first performed in Cologne in March 1924. Schreker closes the letter by expressing his pleasure in knowing someone to whom he can talk plainly.
The letter is written while Schreker was director of the Berlin Hochschule für Musik, a position he held from 1920 to 1932. The references in the letter to Berg, in respect of the problems experienced in finding somewhere to stage his work, are of particular interest as Schreker significantly influenced Berg, notably Act II of Wozzeck. When this letter was written, Schreker was in the process of composing his own opera Christopherus. Composed between 1924 and 1927, Christopherus, oder Die Vision einer Oper, was Schreker's seventh opera but was never performed. Its scheduled first performance in Berlin in 1931 was cancelled under threat of Nazi demonstrations. Poignantly he here expresses his hopes for the work and also asks his correspondent's opinion of an earlier opera, Irrelohe, first performed in Cologne in March 1924. Schreker closes the letter by expressing his pleasure in knowing someone to whom he can talk plainly.