Gergely Pál: Bartók Béla ismeretlen levelei a Tudományos Akadémia Könyvtárában (A MTAK kiadványai 22. Budapest, 1961)

Signore Tomy Procida, Napoli, (i Rione Sirignano. Möns. D. G. Kiriac,

6 Buciiresti, 57 str. Sftii Voovozi. Dr. Leóé Janáíek,

7 Brno, Konnicova ul. 30. Öesko-Slovensko) Pro!. Dr. Zdeűek Nejedig," Praha, Kar]ovo nám. 21. Monsieur Higini Angles

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9 Barcelona, Institut d'Estudis Catalans. Prof. Dr. Adolf Chybinski,

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0 Lwow, ul. Kalecza 20. It would also he good to send one to Thiersol, the editor of a Parisian periodical on linguistics (I do not know his address), moreover perhaps to som«' Hungarian papers, in the first place the "Pester Lloyd" and the Pesti Napló. If I remember right, I can expect some 15—20 copies. Of these I would like to have one each sent to the following addresses: 1. Mrs. Béla Bartók snr., Bratislava (Pozsony), Szeplak-u. 53. 2. Mrs. Fischer, Stefánia Szalag, Oradea Mare (Nagyvárad), Str. Coshuc 21. 3. Géza Révész,

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1 Amsterdam, Veizerpracht 283. 4. Kappelmeister Engen Szenkár

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2 Köln, Opernhaus. 5. Dr. Jan Lötvenbach,

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3 Praha, Slezska 54. (>. Kappelmeister dr. Ernst Laczko,

u Weimar, Moltkestrasse 15. III. The remaining copies to my address, hut not before August 15th, because I shall only he returning to Budapest middle of August. The following has just occurred to me: up to July 6th, you could send me information or proofs if necessary to Como (Italy). Poste Restante. — The list of the more important faults in sheets 10 and 1 1 is on the last page of this letter. |8ee Plate I.] Expecting your communication while still in Budapest, 1 remain with many greetings, sincerely yours, Béla Bartók IV. [To Jenő Hubay] Budapest, Jan. 30th, 1934. László Gergely,

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5 my former pupil, the bearer of this letter, has asked me to recommend him to you. This I most readily do, and in this connection I would like to recall to your mind that at one time, while he was still my pupil, he played Liszt's Sonata at a public concert of the Institute and with it so completely earned your approval that yon oven referred to his performance later, several times. — lie later obtained the artist's diploma. Ilis pupils have at private and ordinary Institute examinations (for he substituted for Prof. Kerntler for a time), testified to his excellent teaching ability. Many greetings, Béla Bartók 0 Kirítir, Demeter (1866—1028), a Rumanian composer antl folklore expert, the excellent pupil of Pessard and Dubois at the Paris Conservatoire. 7 Jandtek, J.ear (1854—1928), one of the greatest Czech composers of the twentieth century, professor at the Prague Academy of Music, an apostle of modern music. In Hungary his chamber-music is particularly known and often performed. " Nejedit)

, Zdeűek (1878—), historian, musicologist and aesttietician. The best known of his works are his History of Czech Music and a series «>n some modern artists. He fled from the Germans to the Soviet Union: after the Liberation he was elected President of the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. In 1948 it was lie who elaborated the reform of public education and founded the Folksong Research Institute. ,

J Angles. Higini (1888—) a progressive Spanish and Catalonian historian of music, formerly library director, then professor at Barcelona University, from 1943 head of the Institute of Musicology. Several of iris works are about modern composers, including Bartók. 1

0 Chybiiíski, Adolf (1880—1952). historian of music, of Polisti origin; studied German and classical philology at Munich, then became professor of the history of music at Poznan University. 1

1 Révész, Géza (1878—1955), writer on philosophy and psychology, professor at Amsterdam University. Emigrated after the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic. 1

2 Szenkár, Jenő (1891—), world famous conductor, born in Budapest. Was first head of the German Musical Institute of Prague, then conductor and director of the Salzburg, Altenburg and other operas. 1:

1 Liiwenbaeh, Jan, (1880—), Czech musical author, fled from the Germans to Switzerland, then Britain, Cuba and finally in 1942 to America, participating in the musical life of New-York till 1946. lie then returned to Prague and in tlie ministry, reorganised Czechoslovak musical instruction. In 1948 lie returned to America. 1

4 Laczkó, Ernő (1892—). pianist and conductor of Hungarian origin, member of the Weimar opera in the 1980-s. ; ' Gergely, László (1906—1945), excellent pianist, born in Budapest, a pupil first of Irén Senn and KcriSzántó, then of Bartók. After 1928 tie gave several concerts in Italian, British and French towns. He fell a victim to the Hungarian Nazi terrorists. 14