General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Send date12.06.1946
RecipientMartinů, Charlotte
Recipient (corporation)
LanguageFrench
Owner of the sourceNadace Bohuslava Martinů
Former call number at IBM45/1
Call number at IBMMarC 1946-06-12
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů received a postcard and a letter from Charlotte Martinů in Paris. He is glad that ChM arrived safely. The first days after her departure were strange and empty for him, he also plans a short stay in the country at Mount Kisco. He is managing to cook thanks to Mr. Martink's advice. He is working well [TOCCATA E DUE CANZONI] , but will not be able to finish the songs before he leaves for Berkshire. BM doesn't answer the phone, it rings every minute. He's going to dinner at Karl's (Hus?).
BM is calmer now that he knows ChM has arrived safely and is delighted with the successful performance of SYMPHONY [No. 1] under Charles Munch. He has also received praise from Maria [Martinu]. He wonders how Mother [Augustine Quennehen] and the family in Pierrefonds are doing. BM also wants to know if ChM saw [Louis] Wauthier, [Čestmir] Puce and if Rudolf [Firkušný] had a concert in Paris. BM takes the silver to Pepik (Machacek?) and confirms that Humbert (?) has returned the money... [Paul] Sacher is delighted with the composition [Toccata e due canzoni]. BM's family thought ChM was travelling by boat.
František [Martinů] also wrote to him that he was not happy in Prague.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Fixationtypewriting, handwritten signature
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationProfessional

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Location as subject
Berkshire
Berkshire, Massachusetts
Paris
Pierrefonds, Oise
Prague
Person as subject
?, [Josef]
?, Humbert
Firkušný, Rudolf
Husa, Karel
Macháček, Josef
Martínek,
Martinů, Marie
Martinů, rodina v Poličce
Martinů, František (bratr)
Munch, Charles
Novák, Karel
Puc, Čestmír
Quennehen, Augustine Ernestine Amicie
Sacher, Paul
Švec, Jan
Wauthier, Louis
Corporation as subject
Pražské jaro
Composition as subject
Symphony No. 1 [auth.], H 289
Toccata e due canzoni, H 311
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