Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
At The Academy of Sciences. Great Compositions (1934–1938)
1934 CHRONICLES OF BÉLA BARTOK'S LIFE 3 September - Letter to Walter Schulthess. 5 September - The Hungarian Academy of Sciences informs him (under No. 666/1934) about the transfer order of the VKM (MRPE); while Director Ernő Dohnányi also expresses his regret upon his departure and wishes him lots of success in a separate private letter. 12 September - In a letter addressed to Director of the Opera House Miklos Radnai, Bartok protests against the truncated performance of The Wooden Prince, at the same time he requests the dissolution of their contract for the performance of Bluebeards Castle and The Miraculous Mandarin. 14 September - He brings the material and equipment necessary for his work to the Hungarian Academy of Sciences by taxi. He starts work with great zest. - String Quartet No. 5 is completed. 15 September - He writes Carl Engel in Washington that he will send the manuscript of String Quartet No. 5 within 10 to 14 days. He makes it clear that the Library of Congress has exclusive rights of its performance until 19 January 1936. He asks for the Kolisch String Quartets address from Sándor Albrecht in order to send them the photocopy of the quartet, informing him furthermore that he plans to go to Prague and Pozsony in November and would like to get back his Quintet sent over in June. - In reply to violinist Tivadar Országhs question he writes that he would gladly play his transcriptions in England, but there are absolutely no prospects for his appearance there. (Indeed, he played there next only in 1936.) - He also writes Universal Edition. 27 September - Letter to Universal Edition. His many tasks related to his work at the Academy of Sciences necessitate the employment of constant help: his pupil Jenő Deutsch with whom then he would also keep up a close correspondence. 28 September - He sends for Jenő Deutsch for 2 October. - He writes Sándor Albrecht that his November Prague-Pozsony trip has become definitive. 368
