General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderMartinů, Bohuslav
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Send date07.04.1946
RecipientMihalovici, Marcel
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationParis
Note on Recipient‘s location[Paris?]
LanguageFrench
AcquiredCopy from a private collection, for sale at Vente Delorme - Collin du Bocage, 14 November 2008, Lot 55. Again for sale on 23 June 2022, Aguttes, LOT 115; another copy from Puc family archives (from Alexandra Boucher, 2010)
Owner of the source- Soukromý vlastník, Private owner
Call number at IBMMihM 1946-04-07
Content and physical description
ContentBohuslav Martinů apologizes for not writing for a long time. He has a busy schedule and a lot of arranging with his planned departure. They have not yet arranged the documents to be able to return to the USA. So they may have to cancel their visit to Europe, including the Prague Spring Festival where Charles Munch will conduct SYMPHONY No. 1. Much may have changed in Paris and Prague, BM remembers the situation before the war. Work for the Berkshire Summer School is also likely to delay the planned visit to Europe.
Through Mr and Mrs Puc, Martin has managed to send the score of the CONCERTO FOR TWO PIANOES to Manuel Rosenthal. MM is to arrange the matter for Monique [Haas] and Marika [Papaioanou]. He received news from Tibor Harsányi. In the meantime, BM is continuing to compose in preparation for his departure - SYMPHONY No. 5, and will also write for Paul Sacher [TOCCATA ET DUE CANZONI]. He had great success in Prague with SYMPHONY No. 2 and MEMORIAL OF THE PEOPLE, and would like to hear SYMPHONY No. 1 with Charles [Munch] there, but he does not really believe that he will be able to go to Prague. Has MM met Nadia Boulanger? They all leave in turn: [Robert] Casadessus, [Zino] Francescatti, [Samuel] Dushkin. It must be beautiful in Paris.
Does MM still do radio shows? BM was pleased with Alexis Roland-Manuel's critique. BM sent MM a package yesterday, he is to check the contents. Hopes to meet in a few weeks.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Fixationtypescript, handwritten signature
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional colour
Date of digitisation2008, 2022

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Location as subject
Paris
Prague
Person as subject
Boulanger, Nadia
Camus, Albert
Casadesus, Robert
Dushkin, Samuel
Francescatti, René-Charles
Haas, Monique
Harsányi, Tibor
Manziarly, Marcelle de
Martinů, Charlotte
Munch, Charles
Papaioannou, Marika
Puc, Čestmír
Pucová, Helena
Roland-Manuel, Alexis
Rosenthal, Manuel
Corporation as subject
Berkshire Chamber Music Festival
Pražské jaro
Composition as subject
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, H 292
Memorial to Lidice [auth.], H 296
Symphony No. 1 [auth.], H 289
Symphony No. 2, H 295
Symphony No. 5 [auth.], H 310
Toccata e due canzoni, H 311
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