Béla Bartók in New York City - 26 November, 1944
from Béla Bartók Letters, page 342:
I have another new work: a sonata for violin alone, written in Asheville for Menuhin. He played it in his New York recital on Nov. 26., it was a wonderful performance. It has 4 movements, and lasts ca. 20 minutes. I was afraid it was too long; imagine: listen[ing] to a single violin during 20 minutes. But it was quite all right, at least for me.
cite as
Béla Bartók, and Demény, János (ed.), Béla Bartók Letters (London, 1971), p. 342. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1450125258820 accessed: 18 November, 2024
Listeners
Listening to
hide composers
Bartok's Sonata for Solo Violin
written by Béla Bartók |
performed by Yehudi Menuhin |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 26 November, 1944 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | indoors, in public |
Notes
Letter from Béla Bartók to Wilhelmine Creel, New York, December 17, 1944.
Originally submitted by verafonte on Mon, 14 Dec 2015 20:34:18 +0000
Approved on Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:40:46 +0100