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 ) 1929 frequently. Bartok calls on them in their Buda flat several times a week, often taking along his correspondence or other work and spending a couple of hours working at their home. - Bartok writes a letter of thanks to lawyer Jan Löwenbach in Prague. 14 June - He writes ITHMA, on the 18th Universal Edition. 15 June - The Bartoks host his mother and Irma Voit, then - until the final arrangement of their lodgings - they travel to the Emil Toths’ in Szöllős Puszta. 20 June - Bartok writes a long letter to Milos Ruppeldt of Pozsony answering his questions regarding the Slovakian folk song publication. This shows that many subjects raised difficulties between the publishers and Bartok. 22 June - Before leaving Budapest he sends Universal Edition the copy of the repudiation of the contract with AMMRE. Then he travels to the Swiss Montana-Vermala (Valais) with his wife via Bern. They stay at Pension Stoll. 24 June - From Bern they write a picture postcard to Bartoks mother. 26 June - He writes this summer address to the Budapest firm Rózsavölgyi and Co, and also to Universal Edition of Vienna. 15 then 23 July - He writes Universal Edition, sends the second correction of String Quartet No. 4, also indicating that he would send the orchestral score of the transcription for violin and orchestra of Rhapsody No. 2 within days, the world premiere being in the middle of November. Weather was extremely nice in Montana, the sun shining for weeks on end, so Bartok climbed all available mountains. 22 July - He takes an excursion to 3,000-metre high Mont Bonvin. He gets to the top in 9 hours, including a rest of 2 hours and a quarter. 23 July - He writes his son Béla in Szekszárd about money matters to be settled and about events of his vacation. Until 8 August they stay in Montana (in the meanwhile he writes ITHMA on 26 July and on 8 August, and Universal Edition also on the 8th). 299
