General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationSchönenberg, Pratteln
Send date27.03.1959
RecipientErismann, Hans
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationZürich
LanguageFrench
Acquiredfrom Mrs. Erismann, Zürich, 1999
Owner of the source- Soukromý vlastník, Private owner
Former call number at IBM18/A/8
Call number at IBMEriH 1959-03-27
Content and physical description
ContentHe goes back to the letter from which he learned of some rumors about the Venice Festival. He had seen Mr. Schlee in those days, who told him that there had been some agreement between him and Mrs. Weber. Mrs. Weber agrees that the work shall be played by another pianist under the title of Concerto in B, and by her under the title of Fantasia Concertante. Martinů does not understand exactly what this means, because he has extended the rights exclusively to Mrs Weber. Now perhaps Labroca wants to perform this concerto with someone else and (Erismann) does not mention whether it is to be with Mrs Weber. He does not know whether he would like to intervene in this case, because he might harass Labroca with his letter. But if he has new news that Mrs. Weber will definitely be playing, he will be happy to ask. He is concerned that neither Mr. Schlee nor Mrs. Weber, who has recently written, has yet mentioned the possibility of a performance in Venice. He asks her to write to him about it as soon as possible, giving his address in Nice: 17 Boulevard Mont Boron, Nice.

[A translation of the letter into English is available].
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Fixationtypewriting
Digitisation The document is not digitized. Hard copy available in Bohuslav Martinů Institute library.
Person as subject
Labroca, Mario
Schlee, Alfred
Weber, Margrit
Composition as subject
Fantasia concertante. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, H 366
The Greek Passion, 1st version, H 372 I
« previous
ID 1969 (entry 1 / 0)
next »