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BOHUSLAVMARTINU the International Martinů Circle BOHUSLAV MARTINU ° The Bohuslav Martinů Foundation The Bohuslav Martinů Institute The International Martinů Circle SEPTEMBER—DECEMBER 2006 / VOL. VI / NO.3 Remembering Pierre Fournier Obituaries / Memoirs Bohuslav Martinů Foundation Medal 2006 Interview with Zaidee Parkinson NEWS & EVENTS NEW CDs ts– Conten VOL. VI / NO.3 SEPTEMBER—DECEMBER 2006 e WelcomE d Interview —VARIOUS WITH ZAIDEE PARKINSON —NEW SCORE • BARBARA RENTON —INTERNATIONAL MARTINŮ CIRCLE HistorY h ResearcH r THE UNREALIZED WORLD REMEMBERING PREMIERE PIERRE FOURNIER • GABRIELE JONTÉ • GREGORY TERIAN, ZUZANA RŮŽIČKOVÁ Obituaries j ResearcH t SCEPTICAL INTELLECTUALISM VIKTOR KALABIS MEETS MARTINŮ’S ARIANE DR EMANUEL VLČEK • GABRIELE JONTÉ — EVENTS y MemoirS JOSÉ SEREBRIER ; News REMEMBERS u Various —MARTINŮ ABOUT MOZART —A TESTIMONY OF A TIME ALMOST FORGOTTEN i MemoirS MY FRIEND BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ • RUDOLF FIRKUŠNÝ —AN EVENING WITH MARTINŮ • BARBARA ALWEIS o ReporT BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ FOUNDATION MEDAL 2006 • ALEŠ BŘEZINA s ConcertS y Charlotte & Bohuslav Martinů, Polička, 1935 © PBM me– b Welco THE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER is published by the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation in collaboration MARTINŮ CIRCLE with the Bohuslav Martinů Institute in Prague SEMINARS IN PRAGUE AND BRATISLAVA ON 26 SEPTEMBER a seminar on Bohuslav Martinů’s work took place in the Small Hall MEMBERSHIP EDITORS of the Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra. It consisted of a lecture and a visual presentation AND SUBSCRIPTION Zoja Seyčková documented by live music examples performed by members of the Academy of INFORMATION Jindra Havlíčková Chamber Music 2006. Specifically, it concerned the compositions Les Rondes (H. 200), YEARLY SUBSCRIPTION TRANSLATION Quartet for Oboe,Violin,Violoncello and Piano (H. 315), as well as Divertimento for Two Recorders (H. 365). The seminar was led by Eva Velická and Lucie Berná, • 20 Euro / 25 USD for individuals Hilda Hearne musicologists of the Bohuslav Martinů Institute in Prague.The event was primarily (Subscription includes 3 issues of the PHOTOGRAPHS attended by students of the Bratislava Conservatory, Žilina Conservatory and Košice BM Newsletter and a non-commercial Conservatory.The seminar was repeated the next day at the Prague Conservatory in CD recording from the Bohuslav The Bohuslav Martinů Foundation’s and Institute’s Martinů Festival.) archive and collections of the Municipal Museum – the Pallfy Palace and was attended by students of the Prague Conservatory as well as Bohuslav Martinů Memorial in Polička the Brno and Plzeň Conservatory. Seminars were accompanying events to the concerts • 100 USD for companies given by the Academy of Chamber Music 2006 (J.-M. Penot, Z. Rzounková, P.Hojač, (Subscription includes 10 copies of each GRAPHIC DESIGN D. Hrinda, P.Maceček, P.Prause,V.Penot) in Bratislava within the Bratislava Music issue of the BM Newsletter and three David E. Cígler Festival and in Prague within the Strings of Autumn festival.This project was organised copies of the non- commercial CD PRINTING by the Impresariat Anna Hrindová. recording from the Bohuslav Martinů Festival.) BOOM TISK, spol. s r.o. • Single copies (back issues) of the PRICE Mrs VERONIQUE FIRKUŠNÝ-CALLEGARI (daughter of the pianist Rudolf Newsletter: CZK 50 / 2 Euro CZK 50 Firkušný) has provided for the Bohuslav Martinů Institute correspondence archives + postage The Bohuslav Martinů Newsletter eleven copies of autograph letters Martinů wrote to Rudolf Firkušný.We will bring is published three times a year. more details about this precious addition in the next Newsletter. For subscription payment please contact: Jindra Havlíčková COVER PHOTO e-mail: [email protected], Bohuslav Bohuslav & Charlotte, Christmas 1942, Martinů Institute, Náměstí Kinských 3, New York ©PBM IN 2009 WE WILL commemorate the 50th anniversary of the composer’s death. Many organisers are preparing for this year large- or small-scale 150 00 Praha 5, Czech Republic EDITORIAL OFFICE events at which works by Bohuslav Martinů (1980–1959) will be performed. Gregory Terian The Bohuslav Martinů Institute We will provide you with information about all concerts and other events UK members only; tel.: 01625 523326 Náměstí Kinských 3 on our website: www.martinu.cz Mari Tokuda 150 00 Praha 5, Czech Republic Interest in Bohuslav Martinů’s works has been increasing. However, for the present, his Japan, e-mail: [email protected] tel.: +420 257 313 104 compositions are not performed as frequently as many of his admirers would wish. +420 257 320 076 Beyond the Czech Republic especially, it mainly concerns sporadic presentations, which THE IMC CORDIALLY fax: +420 257 323 761 from the viewpoint of listeners do not give the necessary continuity of performing his WELCOMES THE FOLLOWING e-mail: [email protected] NEW MEMBERS: www.martinu.cz works. Some areas of his creation – primarily stage pieces – are far less famous than they should be with regard to their relevance both within the context of Martinů’s • Dr K. Miller, USA • Royal Northern College of Music, UK ISSN 1214-6234 work and the context of European music history. The 50th anniversary of the composer’s death is an ideal opportunity for concentrated • Mr R. J. Crooke, UK promotion of Martinů and his globally significant legacy. Such an activity, however, far • Dr C. Nex, UK exceeds the possibilities of the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation and Institute, requiring • Mr T.Potter, UK instead the formation of a platform associating the most prominent Czech and foreign • Guildhall School of Music & Drama cultural institutions. Much has already been pre-negotiated – all large Czech orchestras in London, UK and opera ensembles are counting on the fact that in the jubilee 2009/2010 season they • Mr Robert Simon, USA will devote to B. Martinů’s work to a greater extent, or will even make Martinů the • Ms Monika Ryšavá, CZ season’s overarching theme, as is the case of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra. • Ms Ji-Sun Kim,Austria The Prague Spring Festival will dedicate its 2009 edition to Bohuslav Martinů’s • Mr Peter Sklenka, Slovakia work and its European and global contexts. The National Museum will host an extensive exhibition about the composer’s life and work. The National Theatres in Prague and Brno are preparing productions of B. Martinů’s most celebrated stage THE PREVIOUS ISSUE works. Important events are also being prepared abroad, primarily in Switzerland, France, Hungary, England and the USA. MUNICIPAL MUSEUM — NEW SCORE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ MEMORIAL IN POLIČKA THE HIRE MATERIAL of Martinů’s ballet The Greek Passion recording from OFFERS short-term exhibitions Le Raid merveilleux (The Amazing Flight, Prague National Theatre has been dedicated to the life and work of H. 159) was published by Schott Music published recently. IMC Members B. Martinů, a guided tour to Martinů’s (www.schott-music.com).This work is will receive the CD together with birthplace in the St. James church described in the autograph score as „une the BM Newsletter 1/2007! tower and for registered researchers pièce sans personnages – ballet mècanique“. archive materials concerning Martinů. The autograph score was believed lost for Further information available at many years, until the early 1990s, when it was www.muzeum.policka.net discovered in Berlin Staatsbibliothek by Iša and www.policka-mesto.cz Popelka.Work was unfinished, final 19 bars were added by Evžen Zámečník. BOHUSLAVMARTINŮNEWSLETTER3)2006 e ry— REMEMBERING Histo PIeRre FOURNIer THE 100th ANNIVERSARY of the seriously, just as he did the arts. Gentleness, Bohemian colleagues often lacked.This birth of Pierre Fournier is being sensitivity, politeness, empathy – these are hurt him and was ultimately the reason celebrated this year. He was one the traits that immediately come to mind for his departure from Zurich. of the pre-eminent cellists of the when I think of him. Pierre frequently sat in on my class too; 20th Century and Martinů got to We met at the summer master classes in I think he became fond of harpsichord. know him in Paris in the 1930s. Zurich, where I taught for the first time He eagerly sought out harpsichord The composer dedicated a substantially in 1969 – and then for another 25 years. compositions by Bohuslav Martinů, to revised version of the 1930 Cello The gorgeous villa by the lake in a charm- whom he was affiliated by a long-time Concerto, H. 196 II to Fournier who ing rose garden had two spacious floors, musical and human bond. Our approach gave the first performance of this revision on each of them one professor was to Bach was similar in many respects too. at the Salle Pleyel on 27 January 1938 teaching. Fournier’s Bach has something that is with the orchestra of the Societe At that time, Géza Anda (piano), Jenny essential in his music but is played down: Philharmonic under Charles Munch. Tourrel and Ernst Haefliger (singing), amorous tenderness, compassionate The Concerto was warmly received with and Nathan Milstein (violin) were there sorrow, penumbra and gentle irradiance. the critics noting the ease, elegance and together with us.When we were not After lessons, we frequently played just for authority with which Fournier delivered ourselves teaching, we would often sit in ourselves, and since it was a pure joy and the intricate and difficult solo cello writing. on our colleagues’ classes and listen to both of us were engaged with the ERATO In February 1939 Fournier performed the what they had to say. gramophone company, we recorded for work in London in a broadcast concert That is how we became friends with it Bach’s cello sonatas, which are on the with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Pierre Fournier, Paris 1939 Pierre Fournier. I had spent years of my market to the present day. It goes without Julian Clifford. After the war Fournier continued to perform the work. On hearing a broadcast of one such performance in 1955, the composer became dissatisfied with the orchestration and undertook a further revision, a unique circumstance for Martinů who seldom revisited his earlier compositions.
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