Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
Great Concert Tours on Two Continents (1922–1931)
1930 CHRONICLES OF BÉLA BARTOK'S LIFE 27 December - Letter to Universal Edition. 28 December - He rehearses with Mária Basilides for the planned English tour, then visits his mother the same day and also on the 31st. 30 December - He writes Edward Clark that he will arrive in London on 4 January. He would like to have thorough rehearsals on the 5th and 6th with József Szigeti and Mária Basilides. 1930 1 January - Radio concert in Budapest with a programme of pieces by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt, and Kodály. 3 January - On his way to England he writes on the train between Passau and Cologne to Universal Edition regarding String Quartet No. 4. 4 January - He arrives in London. 5 January - In London he gives a concert with the participation of Mária Basilides and József Szigeti. His programme features Rumanian Dance No. 1 and pieces by Purcell, Bach, and Kodály. 6 January - The three of them make an appearance at Arts Theatre Club of London. Programme: version for violin and piano of Rhapsody No. 1 dedicated to Szigeti, Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2, 3 Hungarian folk songs from the series For Children in Szigeti s transcription, then 5 Hungarian and 3 Slovakian folk songs performed by Mária Basilides, finally Elegy No. 2, 2 Burlesques, and 9 Small Piano Pieces. 7 January - Columbia Graphophone Company makes a gramophone recording of Bartok and Szigeti performing, presumably Rhapsody No. 1, which got published eventually. 8 January - Bartok is preparing for a visit in Brussels. 9 January - In Brussels the orchestra of the 1st Guards regiment plays - beside pieces by Bach, Stravinsky, Paul Gilson, and R. Strauss - the transcription of Allegro barbaro for wind orchestra in Bartoks honour. 304
