Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
Great Concert Tours on Two Continents (1922–1931)
1928 CHRONICLES OF BÉLA BARTOK'S LIFE 27 October - At the Budapest Radio he plays old Italian pieces. 29 October - He writes Frigyes Reiner: “I wrote yet another string quartet in the meantime ... consisting of 5 movements”. 30 October - He listens to György Kosas composer s evening. 31 October - Family stroll. 1 November - He sends Budapest reviews of Mandarin Suite to Universal Edition. - On occasion of a visit by the Zoltán Székelys and Géza Frid, they rehearse the violin pieces again (presumably the rhapsodies). 4 November - He writes Edward Clark about his programme plans for March 1929, Mrs Fischer b. Stefánia Szalay about his December schedule, Imre Waldbauer about the protection period of String Quartet No. 4 and about his November program (being changed later, by the way). Around this time he writes József Szigeti (addressing him informally for the first time) that he would like to talk with him concerning Violin Rhapsody No. 1 written for him, and asks for information about Russia. Then he leaves for Holland. 7 November - Rehearsal of Piano Concerto No. 1 in Amsterdam. “Monteux (the conductor) does it deftly, and he understands things fast” - writes Bartok to his wife. 9 November - He plays Piano Concerto No. 1 in Amsterdam and on the 1 Oth in The Hague with Pierre Monteux conducting. (The date on the Amsterdam programme is 8 November, but the concert was held on the 9th.) - He sends a card to his son Péter on the 9th. 12 November - He arrives back in Budapest at noon, writes a letter to ITHMA the same day. 13 November - He already teaches at the Music Academy, and probably attends József Szigeti s concert. 17 November - He writes Director of Oxford University Press, Hubert J. Foss regarding the publication of the Romanian Kolindas volume. 286
