General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderŠourek, Otakar
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationPrague
Send date16.11.1945
RecipientMartinů, Bohuslav
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationNew York, NY
LanguageCzech
AcquiredNational Museum - Czech Museum of Music - Antonín Dvořák Museum
Owner of the sourceMuzeum Antonína Dvořáka, České muzeum hudby - Národní muzeum
Owner‘s call numberč. př. 88/98
Former call number at IBM0/
Call number at IBMŠou 1945-11-16
Content and physical description
ContentHe thanks them for their kind memories; assures them that he has not been forgotten and his personality is missed; he was unable to speak to Talich, but is convinced that BM's letter meant a lot to him; what Talich's enemies have done to him is a grave and humiliating injustice; he has not yet received public rehabilitation; he looks forward to BM's compositions, whose success he can only read about so far; the older works that have been performed are gratefully received; he looks forward to the premiere of the Field Mass with Kubelík and the ČF, announced in the subscription concerts for 28.2. and 1.3.1946 and PLAYS ABOUT MARY at the Theatre of May 5, formerly German; could the Musical Matrix count on publishing BM's songs?; has received a message from Dr. Holzknecht regarding the Conservatoire?; wishes a pleasant stay in Paris.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text2
Fixationtypewriting - carbon copy, handwritten signature
Digitisation The document is not digitized. Hard copy available in Bohuslav Martinů Institute library.
Location as subject
Paris
Person as subject
Holzknecht, Václav
Kubelík, Rafael
Suk, Josef st.
Talich, Václav
Corporation as subject
Česká filharmonie
Hudební matice Umělecké besedy
Ministerstvo spravedlnosti ČSR
Národní divadlo v Praze
Pražská konzervatoř
Státní opera
Composition as subject
The Plays of Mary, H 236
Field Mass, H 279
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