Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
At The Academy of Sciences. Great Compositions (1934–1938)
1938 CHRONICLES OF BÉLA BARTOK'S LIFE Kunstverbond Theatre. He plays Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 with Endre Gertler, then six pieces of Microcosmos and Sonatina in solo, finally Országh ’s transcription of Hungarian Folk Songs and Rhapsody No. 1 with Endre Gertler again. In the second part of the programme Music is performed by the Belgian National Orchestra conducted by André Souris. - In the evening he returns to Brussels from where he writes Antonia Kossar his Hilversum programme (which got eventually changed completely). 9 November - In Brussels at the Royal Conservatoire the programme of the previous day gets repeated at the concert of the chamber music society Maison dArt. - He gives his mother and aunt an account of his appearances up to then and of his further itinerary. 10 November - In the morning he leaves Brussels for Amsterdam. - In Budapest Cantata profana is performed by the Palestrina Choir and the Capitals Orchestra conducted by Viktor Vaszy. - Bartoks wife leaves Budapest for Holland. 13 November - In Hilversum they give a concert of two pianos consisting of pieces by Mozart and Debussy. 14 November - From Amsterdam they write a postcard to the widowed Mrs Béla Bartok. 15 November - Concert of the “Voor Allen” artistic circle at the Great Hall of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw. Bartok plays Mozarts Sonata KV 526 in A major, Bartoks Rhapsody No. 1 and the Székely transcription of Rumanian Folk Dances with Zoltán Székely. With his wife he performs Debussy’s En blanc et noir and Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussions (for the first time in Amsterdam) with the participation of Chr. Smit and Th. van Dijk. - He writes Paul Collaer that they would visit him in Brussels on 19 November. 17 November - In Budapest Rhapsody for Violin No. 1 is performed by Dr. Béla Csilléry with the “ Turul” Fine Arts Concert Orchestra. 18 November - Already in Brussels, Bartok writes a letter to the Revue 432
