General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderSchlee, Alfred
Sender (corporation)Universal Edition
Sender‘s locationVienna
Send date25.06.1957
RecipientMartinů, Bohuslav
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationRome
Note on Recipient‘s locationfor American Academy to hand over to Martinů
LanguageEnglish
AcquiredCopy from B. Martinů Foundation
Owner of the sourceNadace Bohuslava Martinů
Call number at IBMUE 1957-06-25a
Content and physical description
ContentAlfred Schlee is pleased that Bohuslav Martinů accepted Margrit Weber's commission [for the CONCERT FOR KALVIER AND ORCHESTRA No. 5 (FANTASIA CONCERTANTE)]. A chamber work will probably suit her better than a virtuoso work; MW wants valuable and brilliant music, not dodecaphony. Will BM be able to submit the score at the end of the year so that MW can perform the work from the 1958/59 season? Universal Edition would also print a pocket score.
The matter with the Cleeveland Orchestra [premiere of THE SCALE] seems to be going well.
Rafael Kubelík and Webster are negotiating [for a performance of GREEK PASSIONS at Covent Garden]. A decision will be made in July.
In the UE archive they have TRIO FOR FLUTE, VIOLONCELLO AND PIANO, QUARTET FOR OOBOY, VIOLONCELLO AND PIANO, CONCERT FOR TWO PIANOS AND ORCHESTRA, PIANO TRIO No. 2, SONATA No. 3 for cello and piano and SONATA No. 1 for piano. Should these pieces return to BM?
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text2
NoteUniversal Edition, Vienna letterhead
Fixationtypescript, handwritten signature (Schlee), inscriptions
Markingsillegible notes (Martinů?)
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour

Preview only available at the Institute.

Location as subject
Rome
Person as subject
Kubelík, Rafael
Weber, Margrit
Webster, Beveridge
Corporation as subject
Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Cleveland Orchestra
Royal Opera House, Covent Garden
Composition as subject
Fantasia concertante. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, H 366
Piano Trio No. 2, H 327
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, H 292
Quartet for Oboe, Violin, Violoncello and Piano, H 315
The Greek Passion, 1st version, H 372 I
The Rock [auth.], H 363
Sonata for Piano, H 350
Sonata for Violoncello and Piano No. 3, H 340
Trio for Flute, Violoncello and Piano, H 300
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