Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
Great Concert Tours on Two Continents (1922–1931)
1924 CHRONICLES OF BÉLA BARTOK'S LIFE For Children. 11 October - In Nagyvárad (where he is staying again at the Dezső Papps ’) he performs at the Catholic Circle, playing the Temesvár programme of the previous day 12 October - He has to report to the police despite it being Sunday - He has lunch at Mrs Fischer b. Stefánia Szalay ’ s together with the also invited János Bu§i|ia. In the afternoon the three of them go on an excursion to Püspökfürdő. 14 October - He leaves Nagyvárad for Kolozsvár. 15 October - After reporting to the police as usual, there is a concert at the great hall of the Presbyterian Theology of Kolozsvár. He deviates from the Nagyvárad programme only in replacing the Liszt variations by Debussy’s Pour le piano and 3 Scarlatti sonatas. 16 October - He is appearing already in Brasov, at the ceremonial hall of the Lutheran Grammar School Honterus. Programme: Liszt’s Variations Weinen, Klagen, Beethoven ’s Sonata in E flat major, Debussy’s Pour le piano, and 3 sonatas by Scarlatti, then of his own works Old Dance Tunes (from 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs), Sonatina, Evening in Transylvania, Bear Dance, and Rumanian Dance. From Brasov he traveled for the first time beyond the Carpathians in Romania for an appearance. 19 October - In Bucharest piano recital at Palace of the Union for Journalists. Programme: Debussy’s Pour le piano, Beethoven’s Sonata in E flat major, 3 sonatas by Scarlatti, Bartok’s Rumanian Folk Dances, Dirge No. 1, Sonatina, Allegro barbaro, Evening in Transylvania, Bear Dance, Burlesque No. 2, Rumanian Dance No. 1, and Chopin’s Ballad in G minor. 20 October - Composer’s evening at the previous day’s location. Secretary of the Romanian Composers’ Society, Constantin Briloiu gives an opening lecture, the Nottara-Cocea Quartet performs String Quartet No. 1, while Bartok plays solo pieces, and Sonata for Violin and Piano 236
