General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderSacher, Paul
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationSchönenberg, Pratteln
Send date07.12.1945
RecipientMartinů, Bohuslav
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationNew York, NY
LanguageFrench
AcquiredPaul Sacher Stiftung
Owner of the sourcePaul Sacher Stiftung
Former call number at IBM49/154
Call number at IBMSac 1945-12-07a
Content and physical description
ContentPaul Sacher thanks Bohuslav Martinů for his letter. He is glad that BM accepted his commission [TOCCATA E DUE CANZONI].
On 21 January 1947 BKO will celebrate 20 years since its first performance and PS would like to premiere this new composition by the addressee at the anniversary concert. He hopes to have a piece by Arthur Honegger to mark the occasion, and may also ask Paul Hindemith or Igor Stravinsky. BM may add other instruments to the string orchestra line-up.
PS regrets that BM will not be attending the Paris premiere of TWO CONCERTS. However, BM's reasoning in his previous letter [BM was considering postponing his trip to Europe, see Sac 1945-11-26] is correct. The situation differs from one European country to another; in Switzerland life is almost as it was before the war, but in France conditions are more difficult. There are difficulties with supplies and heating and everything is expensive. The PS urges the addressee to stay in America until return is necessary. Hopes BM and Charlotte Martin will be able to come to him [and Maya Sacher] for a few weeks in the summer.
PS acknowledges receipt of composer's biography [by Milos Safranek?, published by Alfred A. Knopf, see Sac 1945-09-16].
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Fixationtypescript
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional black-and-white
Digitized atBohuslav Martinů Institute
Date of digitisation2017

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Location as subject
France
Paris
Switzerland
USA
Person as subject
Hindemith, Paul
Honegger, Arthur
Martinů, Charlotte
Sacher, Maja
Šafránek, Miloš
Stravinskij, Igor
Corporation as subject
Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., New York
Basler Kammerorchester
Composition as subject
Double Concerto, H 271
Toccata e due canzoni, H 311
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