Arnold Schönberg an C. F. Peters Corp.
25. November 1950
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November 25, 1950
President
New York City, N. Y.
Dear Mr. Hinrichsen:
I have been informed that you are
called the “ariseur“ of Universal-Edition, which
probably means that you handed it over to the
Nazis or bought it for them.
called the “ariseur“ of Universal-Edition, which
probably means that you handed it over to the
Nazis or bought it for them.
I am astonished about this, because what you told me
is contradictory to that. I would like to know
the real truth: where have you been during the
Nazi regime? Was your father a Jew, a half-Jew
or an Aryan?
is contradictory to that. I would like to know
the real truth: where have you been during the
Nazi regime? Was your father a Jew, a half-Jew
or an Aryan?
You understand that I must be clear about this.
Best greetings,
Yours,
49
xx
November 25, 1950
Dear Mr. Hinrichsen:
I have been informed that you are
called the “ariseur“ of Universal-Edition, which
probably means that you handed it over to the
Nazis or bought it for them.
I am astonished about this, because what you told me
is contradictory to that. I would like to know
the real truth: where have you been during the
Nazi regime? Was your father a Jew, a half-Jew
or an Aryan?
You understand that I must be clear about this.
Best greetings,
Yours,
25. November 1950
Sächsisches Staatsarchiv (Leipzig)
Leipzig
21070 C. F. Peters
Nr. 2052
Leipzig
21070 C. F. Peters
Nr. 2052
Brief, Durchschlag
Zitierhinweis:
Arnold Schönberg an C. F. Peters Corp., 25. November 1950, in: Arnold Schönberg: Briefwechsel mit C. F. Peters. Hrsg. von Florian Giering. Version 1.0 vom 02.04.2025. URL: https://www.schoenberg-peters.at/cfp/letters/letter.5536.