General information
Type of the document Letter, List of Corrections
SenderFournier, Pierre
Sender (corporation)
Sender‘s locationNew York, NY
Send date08.12.1948
Recipient
Recipient (corporation)Heugel Et Compagnie
Recipient‘s locationParis
Note on Recipient‘s location[Paris]
LanguageFrench
AcquiredLocation of the original not known
Call number at IBMFou 1948-12-08
Content and physical description
ContentPierre Fournier is sending Mr. Heugel the last proofreadings of the piano part of SONATA FOR CELLO AND PIANO NO. 1. Bohuslav Martinů asked him to send them, along with a request to publish this work as soon as possible. PF reminds him that they have the cello part corrected by him. He will correct the proofs they sent him because he will perform the work at his next recital in New York on December 20.
Transcription of the letter

New York.

8 - 12 - 48



Cher Monsieur Heugel,

Ci joint, les derniérs corrections de la parté de piano de la Sonata pour Vcelle et Pno, que Monsieur Martinů me prié de vous faire parvenir, en vous demandant de [?] à l’edition de cette oeuvre le plus rapidement possible.

Je vous rappele que vous avez la partie de Violoncelle corrigée par moi.

Je [corrigerai?] l'épreuve que vous m'avez envoyé car je présente l'oeuvre à mon prochain récital à N. Y. le 20 Décembre.

En esperant que la partition de cette oeuvre magnifique sera prochaine, veuillez agréer, cher Monsieur Heugel, l'expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs

Pierre Fournier


Number of pages bearing text1 + 2
NoteIt is not clear to which Mr. Heugel the letter was addressed (Jacques-Paul Heugel passed the management of the company to his two sons sometime in 1948)
FixationHandwriting
AttachmentsA list of corrections (Sonata for cello and piano No. 1, H 277) in Martinů’s hand
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationNot professional black-and-white

Preview only available at the Institute.

Person as subject
Composition as subject
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