Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
Great Concert Tours on Two Continents (1922–1931)
1926 CHRONICLES OF BÉLA BARTOK'S LIFE brought forward to the 20th and finally cancelled, he performs in Kolozsvár, at the Hungarian Theatre. Programme: Mozart ’ s Phantasy in C minor, Beethovens sonatas G major Op. 79 and E flat major Op. 81, Couperins Parade of the Old and Glorious Travelling Minstrels, 2nd series of Kolindas, Kodály ’ s Epitaph and 3 pieces from Op. 3, then 8 numbers from his own series For Children, and finally 3 Burlesques. 25 February - In Arad he gives a concert at the Palace of Culture with the programme of the previous day. 26 February - From Arad he writes his mother a greeting card, then travels to Temesvár where he repeats the programme of the previous days. 27 February - He arrives back in Budapest at noon. 3 March - His first performance at Radio Budapest. His programme consists of a piano piece by Beethoven, Scarlatti and Debussy respectively, and of his own compositions Old Dance Tunes from 15 Hungarian Peasant Songs, Dirge No. 1, Allegro barbaro, Sonatina, Evening in Transylvania, Bear Dance, Burlesque No. 2, and Rumanian Dance No. 1. 4 March - He buys his train tickets for his Italian tour. 5 March - He sends the programme of his concert planned for 24 March to conductor Dezső Demény, then travels to Italy. 6 March - He arrives in Bergamo, and stays at Grande Albergo Moderno. 7 March - In Bergamo he gives a piano recital at the Alfredo Piatti Hall of the Donizetti Music Institute. His programme: Beethovens Sonata in E flat major Op. 31, 3 sonatas by Scarlatti, Chopins Nocturne in C sharp minor, Debussy’s Pour le piano, Bartok’s Hungarian Folk Dances, Dirge No. 1, Allegro barbaro, Sonatina, Evening in Transylvania, Bear Dance, Burlesque No. 1, and Rumanian Dance No. 1. 8 March - He leaves Bergamo for Cremona, where he stays at Albergo Roma. 9 March - In the morning he sees the sights of Cremona, writes a postcard to his mother and aunt in Pozsony and to his sister in Szöllős Puszta, 250
