Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
Settling In Budapest. Systematic Collection of Folk Songs (1907–1913)
SETTLING IN BUDAPEST. SYSTEMATIC COLLECTION OF FOLK SONGS ( 1 907-1 91 3) 1911 the landscape: “How much you would love it here!” 1911 He is running out of cylinders, so on 2 January his wife sends him a supply of 25 to Topánfalva, and another 30 on the 3rd. 4 January - From here he writes a postcard to Etelka M. Freund, then sets out for Torda by the bank of the Aranyos. 12 February - In Budapest the National Symphonic Orchestra of the National Theatre performs the first piece of Two Portraits and the orchestral version of Rumanian Dance No. I, conducted by László Kun, with the violin solo of Imre Waldbauer. 16 February - Bartok writes about the organisation of another collecting trip in Bihar to János Busitia in Belényes (but it will have to be postponed due to his illness). 17 February - In Vienna Bartok listens to Delius’ Lebensmesse with Mr and Mrs Kodály, and they are greatly impressed. Bartok is giving a lot of thought to the fate of the publication of the collections of nationalities. 20 February - He sends detailed suggestions to D. Kiriac in Bucharest concerning the publication of the Romanian collection, on 25 February to Matica Slovenská in Turócszentmárton about the Slovakian one, because of having experienced some previous interest from both. This month he starts to write the orchestral score of Bluebeards Castle, and is organising his next trip to Bihar. 3 March - He writes János Bu§i|ia that he is going to visit on 15 March (but he has to postpone his trip again first due to the Bu§i|ias sons illness, later because of a concert on the 27th). His family is worried about the amount of his diversified work. 7 March - His mother writes Mrs Bartok: “ Béla should not work that 127
