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Type of the document	Letter
Sender	Vosburgh, Carl J.
Sender (corporation)	Cleveland Orchestra
Sender‘s location	Cleveland, Ohio
Send date	13.08.1943
Recipient	Martinů, Bohuslav
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Recipient‘s location	Darien, Connecticut
Language	English
Acquired	Cleveland Orchestra Archives, 05/2022
Owner of the source	Cleveland Orchestra
Call number at IBM	CO 1943-08-13

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Content	This content was automatically translated from the original language. The original content is available by clicking the link below. Carl J. Vosburgh se právě od [Ericha] Leinsdorfa dozvěděl, že chce uvést SYMFONII Č. 2 na koncertech 28. a 30. října. Rádi by také měli práva na první rozhlasové provedení této skladby, které by se uskutečnilo na základě právě podepsané smlouvy s The Mutual Broadcasting System v neděli večer mezi 10. říjnem 1943 a 1. lednem 1944. Doufají, že se B. Martinů bude moci zúčastnit premiéry 28. října. CJS také žádá BM, aby datum premiéry zatím udržel v tajnosti, oznámení v tisku chystají až začátkem září, kdy lidé budou na koncerty myslet více než nyní v tomto horkém počasí. Show AI translation Carl J. Vosburgh had just learned from [Erich] Leinsdorf that he wanted to perform SYMPHONY No. 2 at the concerts on 28 and 30 October. They would also like to have the rights to the first radio performance of this piece, which would be done under the contract just signed with The Mutual Broadcasting System on Sunday evenings between October 10, 1943 and January 1, 1944. They hoped that B. Martinů will be able to attend the premiere on October 28. CJS also asks BM to keep the opening night date a secret for the time being, they are not planning an announcement in the press until early September when people will be thinking more about concerts than they are now in this hot weather. Show original
Transcription of the letter	August 13, 1943 Mr. Bohuslav Martinu Darien Connecticut Dear Mr. Martinu: I have just heard from Mr. Leinsdorf by telephone that he wants to do your Symphony No. 2 at our pair of concerts Thursday and Saturday, October 28th and 30th. Since we are giving the premiere performance at these concerts, we also want to have the right to have the premiere performance on the air. I have just signed a contract with The Mutual Broadcasting System for a series of coast-to-coast broadcasts Sunday evenings, 9:00 to 10:00 P.M., Eastern War Time, beginning October 10. We would like to have you give us the right of the premiere radio performance on one of our Sunday evening broadcasts, this broadcast to take place not later than January 1, 1944. We, of course, are hoping that it will be possible for you to be present at the first performance, Thursday evening, October 28. May I hear from you at an early date? Cordially yours, Manager P. S. I trust you will keep the performance of your composition confidential at present, as we would like to get a good newspaper release out on it about the first of September. We would prefer doing it then rather than now, as we feel it will be a more appropriate time, coming closer to the concert season and people will be thinking more about concerts than they are in this present hot weather. CJV:H
Total number of leaves	1
Number of pages bearing text	1
Note	Carbon copy
Fixation	Typescript

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Quality of digitisation	Not professional colour
Digitized at	Cleveland Orchestra Archives
Date of digitisation	05/2022

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Leinsdorf, Erich

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Mutual Broadcasting System

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Symphony No. 2, H 295

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