General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderSacher, Paul
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationSchönenberg, Pratteln
Send date25.02.1946
RecipientMartinů, Bohuslav
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationNew York, NY
LanguageFrench
AcquiredPaul Sacher Stiftung
Owner of the sourcePaul Sacher Stiftung
Former call number at IBM49/156
Call number at IBMSac 1946-02-25
Content and physical description
ContentPaul Sacher hopes that Bohuslav Martinů received a birthday telegram from him as well as a letter dated 7 December 1945.
The Paris concert of the Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, at which PS wanted to conduct the Double Concerto, had to be postponed a few weeks ago. The organisers are facing difficulties and cannot afford to invite foreign conductors; only repertoire for which no rehearsals are needed is now being played in Paris. Taxes must be so high that concerts are becoming increasingly rare.
PS adds information about a piece to be composed by BM for the [Basel Chamber Orchestra's] Jubilee Concert in January 1947 [TOCCATA E DUE CANZONI]. PS also has wind instruments at his disposal, so the piece need not be for string orchestra only. The BM is allowed a maximum of 10-12 woodwind and brass instruments. There will be 8-10 first violins, 8 second violins, 6 violas, 6 cellos and 2 double basses. PS hopes to have BM's piece ready by the summer.
PS and [Maja Sacher] are looking forward to seeing BM in Europe. They are also thinking about Charlotte Martinů.
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
Paris
Person as subject
Martinů, Charlotte
Sacher, Maja
Corporation as subject
Basler Kammerorchester
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire du Paris
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
Composition as subject
Double Concerto, H 271
Toccata e due canzoni, H 311
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