General information
Type of the document Letter
SenderReding-Piette, Janine
Sender (corporation)Reding-Piette
Sender‘s locationGeneva
RecipientMartinů, Bohuslav
Recipient (corporation)
LanguageFrench
AcquiredCBM
Owner of the sourceCentrum Bohuslava Martinů v Poličce
Owner‘s call numberPBM Kd 335
Former call number at IBM32/13
Call number at IBMRP 0000-03-06
Content and physical description
Content- the writers say that the meeting with the addressee and his wife, which took place the previous day, filled them with joy (...) ;
- the writers urge the addressee to write a concerto for them (for two pianos) (...) ;
- the writers specify that it would be a commissioned work and ask the addressee to set the terms (...) ;
- the writers mean that they can regard the interest in performing such a work as certain (...) ;
- the writers mention the addressee's intention to perform his concert in Prague (Concerto for two pianos and string orchestra), and note that they rejoice wholeheartedly at this plan (...) ;
- the writers add in the post script that the harpsichordist Isabelle Nef would like to perform the addressee's concerto and that she will write to the addressee (...) ; they further add that the concerto was written for this harpsichordist by Messrs F. Martin and F. Malipiero (...)
Total number of leaves1
Number of pages bearing text2
FixationHandwriting
Digitisation
Quality of digitisationProfessional
Digitized atBohuslav Martinů Centre

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Composition as subject
Concerto for Harpsichord and Small Orchestra, H 246
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra, H 292
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