Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
War Years (1914–1919)
1919 CHRONICLES OF BÉLA BARTOK'S LIFE for applying for a leave were not to avoid disturbances, but because he didn’t want to pass another winter like the previous year (crowded trains, etc.). - Bartok wants to start his trips of orientation, and is preparing to go to Vienna. 14 December - He postpones his trip after all to February. 15 December - The Bartok family goes to Budapest for Christmas shopping. They also spend the night there. 29 December - At the concert of the Philharmonic Society, conducted by Ernő Dohnányi, Bartok plays Rhapsody with great success, and also participates with solo pieces. 30 or 31 December - He has a fall on the snowy street, his wife, little son, and his wife’s nephew Károly Ziegler (son of head physician Dr. Károly Ziegler) carry him home to Rákoskeresztúr on a sledge. 188
