Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
At The Academy of Sciences. Great Compositions (1934–1938)
1938 CHRONICLES OF BÉLA BARTOK'S LIFE In the evening he gives a lecture entitled The Bulgarian Rhythm at the seminar of “ Énekszó” (Sound of song). 9 April - He has lunch at his mother and aunt s. 13 April - He writes STAGMA, and Mrs Müller-Widmann in Basel already insinuating that he wishes to enter into publishing contract with the Boosey & Hawkes firm instead of “Nazi-linked” Universal Edition, furthermore deposit his manuscripts safely in Switzerland. He writes about his worries regarding the future and also about how neither himself nor Kodály were willing to fill in the questionnaire regarding racial origin. 19 April - He sends a signed photograph to the Czech Philharmonics. 24 April - He asks Sándor Albrecht to negotiate with Pozsony financial circles about regular transfer of his mothers pension. - Of the Budapest Opera House he requests that the royalties for his two stage works be paid to him directly, not to Universal Edition. 28 April - He sends the transcribed part of the words of the Turkish collection to László Rásonyi in Ankara, and asks for its control and completion. 29 April - Letter to STAGMA. 3 May - At Radio Budapest he plays Bach’s Partita in D major and three sonatas by Scarlatti. His fee is 250 pengős. 5 May - Bluebeard is performed in Florence. 8 May - Performance of Music in Paris, conducted by Charles Münch. - Bartok writes the London firm Boosey & Hawkes. 9 May - He turns to Universal Edition with a letter of protest for them having sent the scores of Five Hungarian Folk Songs to Baden-Baden. 10 May - He visits his mother and aunt, and writes a letter to AKM. 12 May - He sends the remainder of the Turkish texts to László Rásonyi in Ankara. - He writes Antonia Kossar that he also intends to give concerts in Italy (this is not Mrs Kossar’ s territory) which have to be coordinated with next year’s plans for Holland. 422
