General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderNeveux, Georges
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationParis
Send date25.11.1964
RecipientMartinů, Charlotte
Recipient (corporation)
LanguageFrench
AcquiredCBM
Owner of the sourceCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
Owner‘s call numberPBM Kd 223
Former call number at IBM20/27
Call number at IBMNev 1964-11-25
Content and physical description
Content- the writer says that he telephoned a gentleman named Bronislaw Horowicz (???), who had participated in the radio broadcast of Juliette - performed at Pleyel - who informed the writer that he had only a single score at hand, and not the whole orchestral material; he further informed the writer that he had sent the score to the Strasbourg Opera with the suggestion that they perform it (...);
- the writer notes that he and the addressee are not bound in any way to Mr Horowicz and that he will proceed as the addressee decides (...) ;
- the writer expresses doubt that Mr Horowicz would have received a certain reply from Strasbourg (...) ;
- the writer notes that Mr Horowicz is not in favour of the idea of Juliette being performed in Lyon, as he will not be asked to cooperate there - whereas in Strasbourg he would be in charge of the direction (...) ;
- the writer notes that Mr Horowicz will try to ensure that Juliette is not performed in Lyon (...);
- the writer notes that Mr Horowicz would, of course, be powerless - the material for the orchestra is the property of Radio (...);
- the writer says that it will be necessary to contact Mr Daniel Lescure or Mr Henri Barraud, who are friends of both the addressee and the writer (...) ;
- the writer notes that one matter remains to be settled - for the radio performance of Juliette in Pleyel, Mr Horowicz used his translation of Bohuslav Martinů's text, relying on the original text of the writer's play, which B. M. had used to create the libretto (...) ; Mr Horowicz denies the addressee and the writer the right to use his translation (...) ;
- the writer says that he himself is able to prepare a new translation if necessary (...)
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text2
FixationHandwriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationProfessional
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Composition as subject
Juliette (The Key to Dreams), H 253
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