General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Note on Sender‘s location[?]
Send date26.11.1945
RecipientSacher, Paul
Recipient (corporation)
Note on Recipient‘s location[?]
LanguageFrench
AcquiredPaul Sacher Stiftung
Owner of the sourcePaul Sacher Stiftung
Former call number at IBM49/153
Call number at IBMSac 1945-11-26
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav [and Charlotta] Martinů thank Paul [and Maje] Sacher for their letters and for their willingness to send something to the BM family as soon as possible.
BM gladly accepts Sacher's commission for a piece for small string orchestra [TOCCATA E DUE CANZONI].
BM has not yet completed his "symphonic period"; he has yet to write his Symphony No. 5 [SYMPHONY No. 5]. He wants to dedicate it to the Red Cross.
BM asks Sacher for advice: everyone around him discourages them from returning to Europe and advises them to postpone the trip; the news from Europe is bad and contradictory. BM would have nothing to do in Prague until the autumn of the following year, and would only go to Paris to perform the DVOJKONCERT under the baton of PS. From this he concludes that it would be better to stay in America, continue his work and postpone his departure for 3 to 4 months. BM asks Sacher to keep him reliably informed about the situation in Europe, especially for the sake of ChM, who would prefer to leave immediately.
He and ChM are happy to stay with Sacher for a few days, hopefully during the holidays.
BM sent Sacher his biography [by Milos Safranek?, published by Alfred A. Knopf, see Sac 1945-09-16].
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Fixationhandwriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional black-and-white
Digitized atBohuslav Martinů Institute
Date of digitisation2017

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Location as subject
Paris
Prague
USA
Person as subject
Martinů, Charlotte
Sacher, Maja
Šafránek, Miloš
Corporation as subject
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York
Červený kříž
Composition as subject
Double Concerto, H 271
Symphony No. 5 [auth.], H 310
Toccata e due canzoni, H 311
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