Bartók Béla, ifj.: Chronicles of Béla Bartók's Life (Budapest, 2021)
Connecting to the Music Life of Europe (1904–1906)
1905 CHRONICLES OF BÉLA BARTOK'S LIFE 28 January - Together they travel home to Pozsony. 30 January - He returns to Vienna in good spirits. 31 January - He listens to Busonis concert. 3 February - Felicie Fábián dies at the age of 21. 5 February - He writes a long letter to his sister in Szilad puszta, in which he is elaborating his views on womens equality, or rather the lack of it, and he writes: “This injustice could be mitigated in a social way to a certain extent. But of course so many radical innovations would not be easy to introduce”. He is reading Nietzsches work entitled “Menschliches, Allzumenschliches” at this time, and agrees with his main ideas enthusiastically. 15 February - At the Philharmonic Society’s concert in Budapest, Richard Strauss’s Sinfonia domestica is presented, conducted by István Kerner; Bartok’s analysis of the piece appears in the printed program. 18 February - At the Bösendorfer Hall of Vienna he gives a solo recital. Programme: Liszt’s Weinen, Klagen Variations, Funérailles, and Spanish Rhapsody, Schumann’s Sonata in F sharp minor, Chopin’s Ballad in F minor, Bartok’s Phantasy, Scherzo, encores being a Nocturne by Chopin and one of Liszt’s Paganini Etudes. - After the concert he writes a postcard to István Thomán, also signed by his mother, sister, brotherin-law, and Lajos Dietl, all having attended. - Later he also describes to Thomán that he was called back nine times, the Liszt pieces went very well, the pieces by Schumann and Chopin somewhat less. 24 February - He is in Pozsony. 25 February - He returns to Vienna. Around 1 March - He is in Budapest. 10 March - Again in Pozsony, whence at night he leaves for Budapest. 11 March - In the morning he arrives in Pest, and takes a room at Hotel Paris. 13 March - From Budapest he writes a postcard to his sister in Szilad puszta. Árpád Ódry and Kálmán Harsányi are also among the signers. 78
