Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)

Great Concert Tours on Two Continents (1922–1931)

1929

CHRONICLES OF BÉLA

BARTOK'S

LIFE

and to the Bechstein

piano

factory in Berlin. In Budapest the Philharmonics perform Suite No. 1.

30 October

- The widowed Mrs Béla

Bartok

rents a flat in District 1 of Budapest, at 159 Krisztina Boulevard (owing to a later rearrangement of house numbers it became No. 91). She lived there until her passing. (This was the 13th move for the widowed Mrs Béla

Bartok

since her husband had passed away.) His mother and aunt staying still in Szöllős,

Bartok and his wife arrange their belongings retrieved from storage.

31 October

- At Radio Budapest an evening of sonatas with Jenő

Kerpely.

Programme: Sonata by Marcello, the cello and piano version of Bartoks Rhapsody No. 1, Kodály

’s Sonata

for Violoncello, and Beethovens Sonata in C major.

7 November

- As testified by certificate of domicile No. 7322/31 the widowed Mrs Béla

Bartok

and Irma Voit

move

into their new flat.

8 and

16 November - Letters to Universal Edition.

19 November

- Premiere of the violin and orchestra version of Rhapsody No. 1 in Zurich, conducted by Volkmar

Andreae.

20 November

- Bartok signs a contract with the Czecho-Slovakian Gramophone Company.

22 November - Budapest premiere of the violin and orchestra version of Rhapsody No. 1 with József

Szigeti’

s solo,

conducted by Antal Fleischer.

25 November - Premiere of the violin and orchestra version of Rhapsody No. 2 at the concert of the Philharmonics, conducted by Ernő

Dohnányi. (Besides

the programme also contained pieces by Kókai,

Respighi, and César

Franck.)

26 November - Evening of sonatas with Zoltán

Székely. Beside

the premiere of the versions for violin and piano of the two rhapsodies, Ravel’s Sonata and Beethoven’s Kreutzer

Sonata

also figure on their programme. The premiere was also attended by Mr and Mrs Kodály.

30 November - Bartok sends the correction of pages 81 to 176 of The Hungarian Folk Song to London from Budapest before he leaves for

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