Letter from M. Barnet to H. W. Henze, January 14, 1982
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- 1981-10-05: to Henze
- 1980-10-08: from Henze
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- 1982-01-15: to Henze
- 1982-07-19: from Henze
[Manuscript]
(This is a note at the airport of
Havana, excuse me for the handwriting)*
I had a beautiful trip
in Europe* and now back home I began
to work on a new project. But I have
not forgotten about our encounter
in May.* I am expecting to see you
and embrace you and to talk for years of silence.*
Reynaldo Gonzales[sic]‡
is a very close friend and
a brother also. He is planning to stay about
a month in Italy
declining‡ around.
Please send any letter with him or any
inquiry.* I will see you, ¡I hope!, in the
first week of May because I’ll take
a plane to Madrid and then to Rome.*
You have no idea how I am longing for
you and waiting for the moment to see you.
We will go, then, to Rostock.*
A big hug,
Miguelito
Editorial
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- Editor(s)
- Elena Minetti
- Transcription
- Elena Minetti; Joachim Veit
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Text Source: Basel (Schweiz), Paul Sacher Stiftung (CH-Bps), Sammlung Hans Werner Henze, Abteilung: Korrespondenz
Shelf mark: Barnet, MiguelPhysical Description
- Document type: Letter
- Mittelbraunes, mitteldickes Papier
- kein Wasserzeichen
- Faltung: 2mal längs, 1mal quer ca. 8cm vom linken Rand
- 1 folio
- 1 written page
- Dimensions: 290x215 [mm] (HxW)
- Rand links: ca. 2-4cm (schräg zunehmend)
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1.Handwriting, Barnet, Miguel, felt pen/fineliner (dark).
Text Constitution
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"Gonzales"sic
Commentary
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"… excuse me for the handwriting)"Barnet wrote this letter at the airport as on other occasions and then gave it to someone to take it to Europe.
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Enero
- January
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"… our encounter in May ."Barnet and Henze actually met some months later, in early May 1982, in Marino.
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"… talk for years of silence."Barnet and Henze had not seen each other in person since January 1970.
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"declining"recte "lying".
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"… with him or any inquiry."The correspondence located to date indicates that Henze did not make contact with the writer González.
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"… go, then, to Rostock ."In regard to Henze and Barnets’ trip to Rostock see Henze’s Autobiography, p. 395.
