The Mahler Family Letters by McClatchie Stephen;

Author:McClatchie, Stephen; [McClatchie, Stephen;]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780195342673
Publisher: OxfordUP
Published: 2006-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

298 To Justine

[Hamburg, between 6 and 12 February 1893]

Dearest Justi!

Please go to the theatre as often as you like.—I regard Ellmenreich extremely highly as well, and can imagine that you would enjoy seeing her. Have you already met her somewhere? Would you have an opportunity to do so? If not, seek her out—she is a marvellous woman—and also give her my kindest regards. We have often encountered each other here in society.—Brahms has been here for a few days (he visited me as well) and is again enormously friendly with me.1—Tomorrow I am invited to an intimate dinner with him at Petersen’s.

Hopefully Bertha has given notice for the apartment—in any case I have just written her about doing so.2

I constantly hear the most infuriating things about Otto.—Even the other day I received a letter from him which goes well beyond the youthful insolence he has managed up to now!—Well—you all brought him up beautifully together! He will experience a bitter school of life! I am quite worried that the fellow will spoil my holidays this year, [and] I am looking forward to them tremendously.—I’m still thinking that you should come visit me here in May, if the situation is favourable, and then we’ll leave together.

Please, write daily!

Warmly,

Gustav

SHELFMARK: E6-MJ-295

NOTES

1 According to Renate Hofmann and Kurt Hofmann, Johannes Brahms Zeittafel zu Leben und Werk (Tutzing: H. Schneider, 1983), p. 220, Brahms was in Hamburg between 6 and 12 February 1893.

2 Mahler’s letter survives in the Mahler-Rosé Collection (E12-MC-509):

Dear Bertha,

I just received a letter from Justi in which I was asked to give my assent that we give

notice for our apartment for the February deadline (which goes until the 12th). Here it is (the assent!)

Give the notice! For the rest, everything is still hanging very much in the balance.—Justi seems to have her old condition again. I despair to think that even this sort of nonsense is not at an end. Thank you very much for “mothering” the two savages [Wildlinge]. I have enough to annoy me here, far away.

Write me sometime, and chat a bit.—Give my best wishes to Papa, Fritz, Louise, and Uda.

Ever yours,

Mahler

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