General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderSmith, George Henry Lowett
Sender (corporation)Cleveland Orchestra
Sender‘s locationCleveland, Ohio
Send date15.12.1952
RecipientMartinů, Bohuslav
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationNew York, NY
LanguageEnglish
AcquiredCopy from The Cleveland Orchestra Archives (2017)
Owner of the sourceCleveland Orchestra
Owner‘s call numberGeneral Managers Files and Contract, 1952/53
Call number at IBMCO 1952-12-15a
Content and physical description
Transcription of the letter

December 15, 1952



Mr. Bohuslav Martinů

24 West 58th Street

New York, N. Y.



Dear Mr. Martinů:



As you know, Mr. Szell will give the first performance of your new "Rhapsody Concerto" for Viola and Orchestra, with Mr. Veissi as soloist, in Cleveland on February 19 and 21. I should greatly appreciate your own analysis and description of the work for quitation in our program book and shall be very glad to receive any material with which you can provide me.



Is it possible that you may be able to be present in Cleveland for the performances?



With kind regards from Mr. Szell and myself, I am



Cordially yours,



George H. L. Smith



GHLS:g


Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
NoteCarbon copy
FixationTypescript
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Digitized atCleveland Orchestra Archives
Date of digitisation05/2022

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Location as subject
Cleveland, Ohio
Person as subject
Szell, George
Veissi, Jascha
Corporation as subject
Cleveland Orchestra
Composition as subject
Rhapsody-Concerto [auth.], H 337
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