General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationPrague
Send date22.12.1933
RecipientStrecker, Willi
Recipient (corporation)Schott Music GmbH & Co.
Note on Recipient‘s location[Mainz]
LanguageFrench
Owner of the sourceStaatsbibliothek zu Berlin
Owner‘s call number17342
Former call number at IBM53/80
Call number at IBMSM 1933-12-22
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů apologises for his belated reply – he was working on a film [MARIJKA THE UNFAITHFUL]; he hopes to return to Paris at the beginning of January. He did not see Mr. George Széll after his return to Paris either. He does not understand why it [CONCERTO FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA NO. 1] should sound bad on the piano and is really curious about the piano score. Should the addressee, however, be of the opinion that it cannot remain as it is, it will be necessary to remake at least the first part. And what is really unpleasant is the fact that the concerto was renounced in Prague. The concerto has been talked about a lot and was awaited with curiosity. This will not be beneficial for GS either, since Prague Radio was interested in the concerto right from the first announcement – it was planned to be broadcast within a cycle of international concerts, very well paid. Should the premiere of the writer’s concerto not take place, the radio will certainly give up its intention, which will result in a great loss for GS.
Total number of leaves2
Number of pages bearing text4
Fixationhandwriting
Markingshandwritten markings by Schott
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationProfessional
Date of digitisation2014

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Location as subject
Paris
Prague
Person as subject
Larionow, Michail
Martinů, Charlotte
Szell, George
Webster, Beveridge
Corporation as subject
Československý rozhlas Praha
Composition as subject
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 1, H 226
Marijka the Unfaithful, H 233
The Chap-Book, 1st version, H 214 I
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