Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
At The Academy of Sciences. Great Compositions (1934–1938)
1934 CHRONICLES OF BÉLA BARTOK'S LIFE 25 May - World premiere of Cantata profana in London at the Bartok concert of the BBC conducted by Aylmer Buesst. (Soloists Frank Phillips - baritone, Trefor Jones - tenor). Programme of the first part of the concert: Two Pictures and Piano Concerto No. 2 with Bartoks participation. 2 June - He visits his mother and aunt. 5 June - The Washington Library of Congress requests by telegraph that he compose a string quartet. He replies by telegraph: “Proposal accepted”. - Secretary-General of MTA Jenő Balogh informs Bartok in his letter No. 666/1934, that MTA will take the necessary steps in favour of the publication of Hungarian folk songs, that has become urgent owing to the deceptive Romanian and Yugoslav folk song publications. 6 June - Bartok effects his usual insurance against burglary and fire. 9 June - He has lunch at his mother and aunts. 11 June - He writes Sándor Albrecht that the Quintet had been found and he sent it to Pozsony. 23 June - He gives 2 private lessons. 26 June - He writes a registered letter to Walter Schulthess in Zurich. 28 June - He, his wife and their son Péter leave for Solda taking the route Budapest-S. Candido-Bolzano. They stay at the guesthouse Zebru. 2 July - He writes from here to Universal Edition, furthermore to Oxford University Press, urging their arrangement regarding the kolindas. 17 July - They take an excursion to the height of 2,800 metres at the foot of the Ortler. 18 July - He sends photographs to his sister. 23 July - He leaves Solda for Venice via Mera. He stays at Hotel Metropole. 25 July - Opening of the XIXth Biennale of Venice. 26 July - He exchanges 950 pengős, in the evening he listens to The Merchant of Venice, is hosted afterwards by the Countess Morosini. 27 July - He leaves Venice for home. During Bartoks stay abroad, the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 366
