Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
Settling In Budapest. Systematic Collection of Folk Songs (1907–1913)
SETTLING IN BUDAPEST. SYSTEMATIC COLLECTION OF FOLK SONGS ( 1 907-1 91 3) 1912 5 August - From Indre Sogns (fjord Sogne) he writes a postcard to his sister. 6 August - In Veiparti ved Gudvangen (Sogn og Fjordene district) they take a walk on the shore, then they proceed to Bergen. 7 August - Sightseeing in Bergen. 8 August - They travel to Kristiania (today Oslo). 10 August - From here they leave for Copenhagen. They plan to spend 2-3 days here, then after a further 2-3 days in Berlin they would return home on 17 or 18 August. 26 August - Already in Rákoskeresztúr, Bartok writes Zoltán Kodály: “ I am writing with hands filthy of the proofs - I have been sitting up to my ears in them for a week already. Of the 260 sheets of orchestral scores imposed on me [one volume of the Liszt Complete Edition] I finished about half”, then he gives an account of their summer journey and his experiences. 7 September - Repeat exams at the Music Academy. Bartok does not sit in, because he has no concern. 9 September - He writes a postcard (in French and Hungarian using Greek letters, and in Hungarian using Cyrillic letters) about his itinerary of the following week to Mrs Zoltán Kodály. 12 September - According to this itinerary, he goes to see the Kodálys; he even sleeps over because the folk songs require a lot of work; he is planning to visit them again on the 19th. 20 September - The Ministry of Religion and Public Education settles an annual family support of 200,- K (crowns) under No. 126597-1912 by right of his son, Béla Bartok Jnr. - Bartok is preparing for a Pozsony visit of 4-5 days, but this would probably be postponed until after 3 October. 2 October - From Rákoskeresztúr he writes Etelka Freund that he would like to go and have lunch with them preceding a concert rehearsal on or around 19 October. 3 October - He asks the Music Academy for a letter of recommendation 139
