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

Economic Crisis (1932–1933)

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1932

His mother visits him frequently (on the 9th, 13th, 17th, 19th) and is joyful seeing his health being restored.

16 October

- At Radio Budapest Lajos Rajter conducts Rumanian Dances.

17 October

- The Bartoks get a visit from Aladár

Tóth and

the Zoltán

Székelys. - Aladár

Tóth mentions

that Minister of Education Bálint

Homan is discussing with Miklos Radnai the performance of The Miraculous Mandarin. Bartok doubts the success of the negotiations.

19 October

-Bartok takes a stroll for the first time since his illness.

22 October - Letter to Universal Edition, furthermore to Ivan Balló,

Sándor Albrecht

and Matica Slovenská

regarding

the Slovakian folk song publication. He gives yet another extension for the completion of the publication until 1 October 1934 under 6 precisely phrased conditions, but he considers the situation hopeless, saying he doesn’t have the slightest trust in the Matica: “such a gang is capable of anything”. So he already asks Sándor

Albrecht

to suggest a suitable lawyer for the probable lawsuit.

26 October - Letter to Universal Edition.

28 October - He takes a stroll with his mother and sons.

31 October - He goes on a medical examination: he asks for permission to teach his pupils at his home.

4 November - He goes on another stroll.

7 November - Letter to Ivan Balló.

9 November - The forensic trial of the case Bartók-Kodály

kontra Rozsnyai ends with an agreement. - He writes Universal Edition with a mistaken date of 9 October.

22 November - He writes Universal Edition, then returns them the second correction of the 44 Violin Duos.

28 November

- He visits his mother and aunt.

29 November

- He answers István

László Németh’s questions

regarding the performance of Hungarian Folk Songs for mixed choir, and mentions: “there is no Hungarian publication yet of these mixed choirs, because

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