General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderSacher, Paul
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationSchönenberg, Pratteln
Send date13.01.1947
Send date noteincorrect date written by Sacher: 13. 1.1946. The date assigned with regard to the context of the letter.
RecipientMartinů, Bohuslav
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationNew York, NY
LanguageFrench
AcquiredPaul Sacher Stiftung
Owner of the sourcePaul Sacher Stiftung
Former call number at IBM49/182
Call number at IBMSac 1947-01-13
Content and physical description
ContentPaul Sacher thanks Bohuslav Martinů for his letter of 8.1. The matter with Miloš Šafránek and the composition SINFONIETTA GIOCOSA is a misunderstanding [see Sac 1946-12-30 and Sac 1947-01-08]. MŠ did not ask Sacher whether he would like to perform the piece in Prague, but whether his wife Germaine Leroux could play it in Switzerland in the 1947/48 season. PS would certainly like to include some of the addressee's work in the programme for this season. He had first considered TRE RICERCARI or CONCERT GROSS, and now only asked if GL was a good pianist.
PS has a query about the score of TRE RICERCARI, published in the Universal Edition in London: he wants to strengthen the string parts and asks what the maximum number of violins and cellos is. He cannot tell from the score.
They [with the Basel Chamber Orchestra] have their hands full preparing the Jubilee Concerto [21 Jan 1947]. TOCCATA E DUE CANZONI is a beautiful piece and the orchestra is very fond of playing it. PS hopes to get an answer from BM to his questions about this piece which he sent him on 3 Jan and 6 Jan. BM is to give his regards to Charles Munch from PS and from Arthur Honegger who is now with the Sachers. AH also sends his regards to the addressee and to Charlotte Martinů.
PS wishes the addressee a speedy recovery. He and [Maja Sacher] will probably not be able to reach the USA.
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
Prague
Switzerland
USA
Person as subject
Honegger, Arthur
Leroux, Germaine
Martinů, Charlotte
Munch, Charles
Sacher, Maja
Šafránek, Miloš
Corporation as subject
Universal Edition, London
Composition as subject
Concerto Grosso, H 263
Sinfonietta Giocosa, H 282
Toccata e due canzoni, H 311
Tre Ricercari, H 267
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