General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderPiette, Henry
Sender (corporation)Reding-Piette
Sender‘s locationVienna
Send date18.01.1957
RecipientMartinů, Bohuslav
Recipient (corporation)
Recipient‘s locationRome
LanguageFrench
Acquired-
Owner of the sourceCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
Owner‘s call numberPBM Kd 354
Former call number at IBM32/12
Call number at IBMRP 1957-01-18
Content and physical description
Content- the writers express the hope that the addressee received their letter of 18 October 1956 sent from London (...) ;
- the writers note that in that letter they thanked the addressee for the kind note/letter of 2.10.1956 etc. (...) ;
- the writers inform the addressee that since then they have performed the concert in Gothenburg, Helsinki, Berlin, and that they will perform the work in Mexico in May (...) ;
- the writers note that they are very fond of the addressee's Czech Dances and that they will soon include them in their recital programme (...) ;
- the writers ask the addressee whether he intends to write a concerto for two pianos No. 2 with a dedication to the writer (...) - and whether he would impose any conditions (...) ; the writers assure the addressee that success for such a work would be guaranteed (...) and that major festivals would include it in their programmes (...) ;
- the writers note that they will perform in Besancon that year a certain concert which Mr Malipiero wrote for them a short time ago ; they also mention that they are giving a recital in Vienna (...)
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text1
FixationTypewriting, handwritten signature
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationProfessional
Digitized atBohuslav Martinů Centre

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Composition as subject
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, H 292
Three Czech Dances [auth.], H 324
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