Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
Great Concert Tours on Two Continents (1922–1931)
GREAT CONCERT TOURS ON TWO CONTINENTS (1 922-1 931 ) 1923 Debussy’s Pour le piano, 5 sonatas by Scarlatti, Bartoks Improvisations, No. 5 from the series For Children, Sonatina, Dirges Nos. 3 and 4, Rumanian Dances Nos. 1 and 2, Kodály ’ s Piano Music and Epitaph. 12 November - A joint concert with Mária Basilides in Győr. (Mária Basilides is accompanied by László Hermann.) Bartok’s programme: 3 sonatas by Scarlatti, 3 pieces from Kodály ’s Piano Music, of his own works Nos. 6 to 15 from 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Burlesque No. 2, Evening in Transylvania, Bear Dance, Allegro barbaro, Sonatina, Dirge No. 1, Rumanian Folk Dances, and Rumanian Dance No. 1. 19 November - Festive concert organised for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the capital at the Capital’s Vigadó, with the premieres of Ernő Dohnányi’s Festive Overture, Zoltán Kodály’s Psalmus Hungaricus and Bartok’s Dance Suite. 20 November - Bartok’s piano recital at Hotel Tisza of Szeged: 3 sonatas by Scarlatti, Chopin’s Nocturne in C sharp minor, Brahms’ Rhapsody in B minor, Kodály ’s Piano Music (4 numbers), Debussy’s Pour le piano and finally Bartok’s Ballad from 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, 9 numbers from the series For Children, Evening in Transylvania, Bear Dance, Dirge No. 1, and Rumanian Dance No. 2. 23 November - He leaves for yet another Western tour of one month, going first to London via Basel. 30 November - In the Aeolian Hall he gives a concert with Jelly Arányi. Their joint programme: Beethoven’s Sonata in G major Op. 96, Bartok’s Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2, and Szymanowski’s Notturno and Tarantella; Bartok plays Kolindas, five pieces of 14 Bagatells, 2 Dirges, and Rumanian Dance No. 2. 1 December - An evening of violin and piano with Mrs Fachiri b. Adila Arányi. 3 December - At his next London concert Bartok performs Beethoven’s Trio in B flat major Op. 97 with Mr and Mrs Fachiri (Alexandre and Adila); accompanies Dorothy Moulton in 4 Hungarian Folk Songs; as 227
