Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)

Great Concert Tours on Two Continents (1922–1931)

GREAT CONCERT TOURS ON TWO CONTINENTS (1 922-1 931 )

1930

8 July

- After a long walk he notifies his mother that contrary to his previous intentions he will leave already on the 14th.

10 July

- He goes on an excursion to the foot of the 3,871 m high Mont Blanc de Seillon.

11 July

- He notifies his wife of the completion of 9 sheets of orchestral score, and writes his mother his poste

restante address

in Pontresina, valid after the 14th.

12 July

- He writes a letter to his son Péter.

14 July

- He notifies his mother that he is leaving Arolia, and his sister at the end of the route Arolla-Les Haudères-Sion-Brig

of

having arrived in Brig.

16 July

- He arrives in Pontresina (Graubünden,

Switzerland).

18 July

- From Pontresina he writes his mother that, although the weather worsened considerably, he still manages to go on excursions, like on this day to St. Moritz.

19 July

- He writes his son Béla

that

he is looking forward very much to their meeting in Abbázia:

“

I would like to be with you already”.

23 July

- He writes his mother that while in Arolia he had never met anyone, here in Pontresina he saw Emil Sauer, met Bruno Walter and Oscar Bie. The weather got better so he was able to go on a comfortable stroll to the 3,268 m high Piz Languard.

24 July

- It was snowing in Pontresina.

25 July

- He leaves the Swiss Pontresina, arriving at noon to the Italian Tirano, in the afternoon to Lecco in Lombardy.

26 July

- He writes a postcard to his mother and aunt from Lecco.

27 July

- He is already in Brescia.

28 July

- From Brescia he travels through Abbazia (Opatija) arriving in Laurana (Lovran) from where he writes Universal Edition.

29 July

- His wife and two sons arrive in Laurana, they all stay at Pensione

Metzler. They go on minor excursions in the vicinity of Laurana. One day he and his son Béla

climb

the Monte Maggiore, encouraged by 311