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. GREAT C O M P O S I T I O N S ( 1 934-1 938) 1935 5 February - He writes a picture postcard to his wife and son Péter about leaving for home “day after tomorrow”. 7 February - He cashes a cheque of 1,000 dollars in Zurich, writes a letter to the Reichmusikerschaft in Germany, then leaves for home. 16 February - He hands over a phonograph and a horn to the Hungarian Ethnographic Museum. (The receiver is László Lajtha.) 18 February - Letter to Universal Edition, on the 19th to Emil Hertzka, Director of the publishing house. He has been preparing for a concert tour and studies of folk music research in a territory new to him - in Bulgaria - at the end of February. However, this got cancelled owing to the impotence of local organisers. 27 February - He writes folk music researcher Raina Katzarova in Sofia sadly that he will not travel there, but would like to study the forwarded Bulgarian material so he is asking for appropriate language books. 28 February - He gives three private lessons. During February his workdays at the Academy are: the 9th, 12th, 14th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 26th, 27th. 2 March - “ Thomán Art Evening” at Lipótváros Casino for the benefit of István Thomán where Mária Basilides, Iván Engel and Bartok also participate among others. - He writes Universal Edition and the Waldheim-Eberle printery about the publication of the kolindas. 3 (and continued on 4) March - He writes Ernő Südy that he would arrive in Békéscsaba on the 10th. 5 March - He writes pianist Imre Deák in Pasadena mainly about publishing the kolindas himself, and that he would like them to recruit subscribers. 6 and 7 March - He writes the Waldheim-Eberle printery again. 8 March - Budapest newspapers report that Béla Bartok is recommended to become corresponding member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Also recommended are Albert Szentgyörgyi, besides Emil 373
