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 )

1931

furthermore he replies music writer László

Pollatsek

’s (Pataky) questions concerning his works.

28 February

- He informs Sándor

Albrecht

on a postcard that he will travel to Pozsony

on

4 March and that he accepts their invitation.

1 March

- He leaves Budapest for Debrecen where he gives a piano recital; his fee is 500,- pengős.

2 March

- In Budapest he discusses the work of the Intellectual Collaboration Committee with Zoltán

Baranyai, then

visits his mother and aunt.

4 March

- He leaves for Pozsony.

In

the afternoon he visits the Dezső

Patiszes (family of his relative Ella

Voit), in

the evening gives a lecture entitled Impact of Folk Music on Todays Art Music.

5 March

- He returns to Budapest.

Difficulties are unaltered concerning the English and Romanian publication of the kolindas. Upon his request of 16 February the English write a letter of apology, letting him know at the same time that the English version of The Hungarian Folk Song has been published.

6 March

- Bartok informs Constantin Briloiu in detail, and makes suggestions regarding the Romanian publication of the kolindas.

8 March

- At a Budapest radio performance he plays pieces by Rossi, Zipoli and della Ciaja, Bach’s Phantasy in C minor, Prelude and Fugue in A minor, Sonata in G

major

and Haydns Sonata in F

major.

9 March

- He promises his mother to send his thanks in writing for the Corvin Wreath, the ceremonial presentation of which he didn’t attend.

10 March

- In Budapest at the Cobden Union (an association founded for spreading principles of free trade) he gives a lecture entitled Impact of Folk Music on Todays Art Music. His fee is 400,- pengős.

23 March

- In his letter to Briloiu he repeats the contents of his unanswered letter of 6 March.

24 March

- He thanks Director of Universal Edition, Emil Hertzka for his good wishes sent on occasion of the donation of the Legion of

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