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 planned for Prague between December and February. (At the time of the Czecho-Slovakian crisis this was unusual naivety on the part of the constantly pessimistic Bartok.) 28 July - In his letter to Sándor Albrecht he writes about the arrival of part of his money, and about the Prague plan to which he would like to connect an appearance in Pozsony. He is also drawing up plans to maintain his connections with the Matica. 29 July - He writes his son Péter with regret that once again he can greet him on the occasion of his birthday only by letter. 30 July - He writes Walter Schulthess in Zurich. 3 August - He informs his son Béla that he will visit them on the 5th in their new flat at Kelenvölgy, belonging to the town of Budafok. (It got annexed to District 11 of Budapest after 1950.) 8 August - He writes a forceful letter to AKM. He gives new reasons for his intenion of withdrawal which he persists on. 15 August - He writes Antonia Kossar about details of the autumn concerts. 19 August - He sends a message to Jenő Deutsch: “I rather prefer to hand over my own material personally, it will be best if you come for it on Saturday of next week [27 August]”. 22 August - He sends good wishes for his son Bêlas birthday. 24 August - He and his wife write their son Péter in a joint letter that due to their many travels they would hardly be at home, so they will enroll Péter in the Lutheran Boy Institute next to the City Park, from where he will be able to go home every weekend. 29 August - He informs Imre Kun of the programme plan and conditions of the Italian tour. - He details the set of music instruments of the percussionists of Sonata for Two Pianos to Antonia Kossar, and inquires about the “fixed” Rotterdam and Utrecht appearances (neither one of these came true). - To Sándor Albrecht he writes concerning the performance permit for Pozsony (which didn’t come 428
