General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderKazantzakis, Nikos
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationAntibes
Send date18.04.1955
RecipientMartinů, Bohuslav
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationNice
Note on Recipient‘s location[Nice]
LanguageFrench
Language 2Greek
Acquiredcopy from Town Museum and Gallery Polička
Owner of the sourceCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
Call number at IBMKaz 1955-04-18
Content and physical description
ContentNikos Kazantzakis is glad that Bohuslav Martinů has almost finished the libretto [Greek Passions]. The dialogues should be brief. NK is happy to help BM. He also sends the Greek version of the hymn Save, O Lord, Thy People... (Soson, Kyrie, ton laon...) and offers to recheck the libretto with his friend staying in Paris. Listened with pleasure [with Helen Kazantzakis] to BM's music on Tuesday's [radio] broadcast.
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
Noteczech translation of the letter is available in: BŘEZINA, Aleš a Růžena DOSTÁLOVÁ. Řecké pašije. Osud jedné opery: Korespondence Nikose Kazantzakise s Bohuslavem Martinů. Prague: Roman Míšek - SET OUT, 2003. ISBN 80-86277-28-3., pg. 65, fascimile of the letter is also printed in this book under number 24 in supplement part
Fixationhandwriting
Digitisation The document is not digitized. Hard copy available in Bohuslav Martinů Institute library.
Location as subject
Paris
Person as subject
Kazantzakis, Helen (Eleni)
Composition as subject
The Greek Passion, 1st version, H 372 I
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