Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
World War II. Second and Third American Tour (1939–1945)
1939 CHRONICLES OF BÉLA BARTOK'S LIFE Sciences. 24 June - Folk song collector Dezső Zádor of Ungvár asks his permission to make a copy made of his Rutenian collection. 26 June - He writes Boosey & Hawkes from Budapest before leaving for Holland. 27 June - He arrives in Amsterdam and stays with the Géza Révészs (7 Zandpad). 28 June - He finally reaches Scheveningen, the location of the long organised appearance. From here he writes Mrs Müller-Widmann the time of his arrival in Basel. 29 June - Orchestral rehearsal. 30 June - In Scheveningen, at his last performance in Holland he plays Piano Concerto No. 2 conducted by Carl Schuricht. 1 July - He leaves Holland for good via Den Hague, and travels to Basel via Germany. He gives Paul Sacher an update on the state of composing Divertimento. He spends two days with the Müller-Widmanns (he even asks Dr. Müller-Widmann for a recipe for his sore throat). 3 July - He leaves Basel (via Sargans) for Silvaplana (Graubünden) where he meets his wife and their son Péter who arrived from Budapest. They stay in Surlej bei Silvaplana at the Waldheim boarding house. 4 July - Bartok falls ill. 8 July - He takes a short walk for the first time. - Writes a letter to Boosey & Hawkes. 10 July - He thanks Paul Sachers wife for her care in a short letter, and writes her that he would surely not arrive before 1 August, but rather on the 2nd. 11 July - From Surlej he writes Andor Schulhof and Mrs Müller-Widmann whom he invites to visit them. 14 July - Replying Imre Kuns letter he lets him know his conditions regarding his concert plans for Italy, Holland, and Budapest. They meet Stefi Geyer vacationing in Surlej bei Silvaplana and the 444
