Gergely Pál: Bartók Béla ismeretlen levelei a Tudományos Akadémia Könyvtárában (A MTAK kiadványai 22. Budapest, 1961)
V. To Ilis Excellency, Jenő Balogh Esq., the General Secretary of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. 1 6 Your Excellency ! It was with great joy that I read your letter of May 17th, in which you inform me of my election as a corresponding member. I shall in due course notify the Department Secretary when I shall be able to deliver my inaugural lecture. With distinguished respect, Béla Bartók VI. [To József Szinnyei, ordinary member of the Academy, Department Secretary.] 1 7 27, Csalán út, Budapest 11. Jan. 2nd, 193(1. My most honoured friend, I must leave town for three weeks, otherwise I would have been able to announce personally that I would like to deliver my inaugural lecture on Feb. 3rd, with the title "Ferenc Liszt". 1 8 As far as I know, lectures of this kind usually last about 30 minutes. Would it bo very had for it to extend to possibly 40 or 45 minutes? Because if so, then I would shorten it accordingly. Expecting your kind communication by about Jan. 22nd, I remain with true respects, sincerely yours, Béla Bartók " Balogh. JrnS{ 1804—1953), honorary member of the Academy and General Secretary, jurist. It was at his Invitation that Bartók was given a place at the Academy from autumn 1934, for the preparatory work of the great Corpus of l'olkmusie. 1 7 Szinnyei, Júznef (1857—1943), ordinary and directorate member of the Academy, Department Secretary, then Head Librarian. He took the minutes at the General Meeting of Department I where Bartók was elected, and informed him of the usage witli respect to the inaugural lecture. It is a pity that his letter of reply to Bartók in tins matter has not been found. 1 8The inaugural lecture mentioned here was published in full by Bartók in 193(1 in the type of the Hornyánszky Press, on 15 pp., under the title "Liszt problems". [The 1930 volume of the "Akadémiai Értesítő" (Academy Gazette), on pp. 29—33 only published an abstract, composed by himj. 15
