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

At The Academy of Sciences. Great Compositions (1934–1938)

AT THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES.

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1934

He is satisfied with the playing of the children who celebrate him enthusiastically.

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5 and 8 May - He visits his mother and aunt, and tells them that the Intellectual Collaboration Committee of the League of Nations is intended to be summoned next in Venice.

9 May

- He writes the BBC regarding his concert planned for London, and Oxford University Press about wanting to discuss the kolindas with them while in London.

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12 May - He visits the dentist to conclude a longer treatment (he had 2 gold dental crowns and 1 bridge made). He also visits his mother and aunt on both days.

13 May

- The Bartoks host Mrs Károly

Ziegler

who is staying in Budapest. 17 May - Letter to R. Lewichsky in Moscow.

Following the peace treaty of Trianon many public institutions left the disannexed territories for settling in Hungarian areas, thus the Schoolmistresses’ Training Institute of Pozsony

moved

to Cinkota of Pest county. When in Pozsony,

the

widowed Mrs Béla

Bartok

had directed the training school of this Institute, her daughter Elza had obtained her schoolmistress certificate there, just like her granddaughter Éva

Tóth already

in Cinkota. In reference to this family connection the Institute invited Bartok.

18 May

- Bartok visits the Schoolmistresses’ Training Institute of Cinkota with his mother and son Béla,

even

playing part of a Beethoven sonata for the pupils.

21 May

- He gives 2 private lessons. - He informs Ivan Balló

of

the contents of the correspondence with Matica Slovenská

from

autumn 1933.

22 May

- He leaves for London.

24 May

- Radio News replies to the 23 April inquiry: there had been 266,567 radio subscribers in 1929, 307,909 in 1931, 335,589 in 1934. So Bartok’s doubts are justified. He received his fee accordingly further on.

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