MAHLER GUSTAV (1860-1911)

MAHLER GUSTAV (1860-1911)
L.A.S. "G", Warsaw [Oct. 7/20, 1907], to his wife Alma
MAHLER| in black pencil, on the back of a colorfully illustrated postcard (Sobor na Saskim placu), address "Direktor Mahler
Wien III, Rennweg 5" (slightly stained)| in German.
"Bahnhof in Warschau. Vor dem Einsteigen in den Petersburger Zug.
Schmutzig, wie damals! Sehr gut verbrachte Nacht. Tausend Grüsse. Ich bin sehr traurig, dass Du nicht da bist. G."
Translation: Warsaw Station. Before getting on the train to Saint Petersburg. Dirty, like in the old days! I had a very good night.
Many greetings. I am very sad, that you are not here.
[Mahler had just conducted for the last time at the Vienna Opera on October 15 (Fidelio by Beethoven). He is here on his way to St. Petersburg.
He will conduct there on October 26 and November 9. In the meantime, he also went to Finland, where he met Sibelius].