Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
After World War I (1920–1921)
1921 CHRONICLES OF BÉLA BARTOK'S LIFE 14 June - He writes to Buiia that he would go in early July if he were not hindered. 15 June - His passport is validated also for Romania; he also receives an entry permit but no visa. 4 July - He informs Bu§i|ia of the difficulties. 16 July - He writes hotel owner Fritz Wiedenhofer concerning his plans of vacationing in Anger, Styria. 18 July - He notifies Bu§i|ia that it is impossible for him to get a visa, so he renounced his trip to Belényes, he is preparing to go to Austria instead. At the end of July he travels to his sisters in Kertmeg Puszta. 30 July - He returns to Budapest. 31 July - He writes a long account to Michael Calvocoressi in London. 1 August - He obtains an Austrian visa, and leaves for Austria via Gyanafalva and Fehring. 2 August - He gets off at St. Ruprecht (his old vacationing scene), visits his old acquaintances, the Markovicses, then travels to Anger via Weiz, and stays at Hotel Wiedenhofer. 3 August - He writes a postcard to his mother in Pozsony about his arrival and good accommodations. “I am sorry only because you, Márta and the child cannot be here, too.” 4 August - He goes on an excursion to Graz via Weiz. 12 August - He already writes his mother that food is not as good as it seemed at first, there is also a lot of noise, so he is staying only for 3 weeks. 17 August - He sets out on an excursion of several days. He writes from Heilbrunn to his wife in Kertmeg Puszta that he wants to reach the heights of the Hochlantsch and from there go back to Anger via the Bärenschützklamm, Mixnitz and Graz. - In the meantime he received the proofs for the orchestral score of the revised Suite No. 2, which he corrected, but due to this he completed only 24 sheets in orchestrating the second orchestral piece. 202
