Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
At The Academy of Sciences. Great Compositions (1934–1938)
AT THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. GREAT C O M P O S I T I O N S ( 1 934-1 938) 1938 through either). 30 August - He settles his bill at the Grill bookshop. 5 September - He writes clarinetist Benny Goodman: “I will write you two short pieces for the clarinet at the beginning of October 1938. For $300 you will have exclusive right of performance between 1 November 1938 and 31 October 1941”. (Contrasts made upon Benny Goodmans commission.) MARS consents to Bartok being member of the Hungarian organisation pertaining the territory of Hungary and it also informs STAGMA in regard. 9 September - He replies to Antonia Kossar’s information regarding cancellations of Utrecht and Rotterdam but the rest of the Benelux concerts being held. (They were still planning a concert even in Liverpool as well, but that didn’t come true.) 14 September - He writes Sándor Albrecht about the difficulties of increasingly complicated money transfers and about the nuisances brought upon the mediators. - He writes Zoltán Székely a letter about negotiations with Universal Edition not advancing in regards to the Violin Concerto. "... Germans are beasts, and if that man doesn’t manage to reach an agreement with them, then they might dig in their heels just because and not set me free. ...”. 24 September - Finishing date on his work Contrasts. 30 September - He has tea at his mother and aunt’s. 1 October - At the time of the Munich contract (German inhabited territories of Czecho-Slovakia being annexed to Germany) he writes A. Kossar that the Prague contract is impossible, and he will not undertake a separate English tour in December either. - To Imre Kun he writes about preparations for the planned Italian tour, he has even signed the Milan contract already. At the same time he suggests giving performing possibility to his former pupil Piroska Hevesi. He also mentions a Romanian appearance, but already as improbable. 2 October - Music is performed by the Szépmíves Hangversenyzenekar 429
