General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderŠafránek, Miloš
Sender (corporation)Československá informační služba
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Send date24.11.1942
RecipientKusevickij, Sergej Aleksandrovič
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationBoston, Massachusetts
LanguageEnglish
Acquiredfrom Library of Congress, 02/1998
Owner of the sourceLibrary of Congress
Former call number at IBM50/53
Call number at IBMBSO 1942-11-24
Content and physical description
ContentMŠ remembers Koussevitzky's great performance of BM's First Symphony, which unfortunately was not understood by the critics in New York, with the exception of Virgil Thompson [sic]. He would make it a rule that critics were not allowed to write about a new work unless they had studied the score and attended several performances beforehand. He invites Koussevitzky to dinner after the 7 January concert at the home of Mrs. Iche Waldes, who was in Prague with her husband supporting the artist.

MS is remembering Koussevitzky's magnificent performance of Martinů's First Symphony, which, however, with the exception of Virgil Thompson [sic] was not understood by the New York critics. He would recommend a rule, according to which critics would not be permitted to write about a new work, if they previously had not studied the score and heard it in several performances. He invites SK to supper after his concert on January 7 at the apartment of Mme Iča Waldes, who together with her husband supported art in Prague.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Fixationtypewriting, handwritten signature
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional black-and-white

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Location as subject
New York, NY
Prague
Person as subject
Leroux, Germaine
Martinů, Bohuslav
Thomson, Virgil
Waldes,
Waldesová, Hedvika
Corporation as subject
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Composition as subject
Symphony No. 1 [auth.], H 289
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