Bohuslav Martinů September – December 2001 40 Years with the Name Martinů Martinů in a Different Light Martinů Events Martinů and his Homes in Nice Today News Boston’s Martinů on Tour Where Martinů is at Home Third issue The International Bohuslav Martinů Society The Bohuslav Martinů Institute CONTENTS WELCOME Karel Van Eycken ................................................. 3 40 YEARS WITH THE NAME MARTINŮ The Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet will Celebrate a Major Anniversary Next Season Emil Leichner ......................................................4 A BLUE DOMAIN Stuart Wilson ......................................................5 MARTINŮ EVENTS 2001 ........................6 - 8 BOSTON’S MARTINŮ ON TOUR Gregory Terian .................................................... 7 MEMBERS’ DIARY ................................................ 8 ANNOUNCEMENT Gramophone Award for Magdalena Kožená ............... 8 MARTINŮ IN A DIFFERENT LIGHT The Musical Film for Television as a Form of Interpreting Chamber Stage Works by Bohuslav Martinů Jiří Nekvasil ....................................................... 9 MARTINŮ AND HIS HOMES IN NICE TODAY Karel Van Eycken and Marcel J. Schneider ................12 FROM GREG TERIAN’S MARTINŮ REVIEW in The Dvořák Society Newsletter ...........................13 NEWS ............................................... 14 - 15 DUOS AND TRIO FOR STRINGS Review Sandra Bergmannová ..........................................15 BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ’S CORRESPONDENCE IN THE MUSEUM OF NATIONAL LITERATURE IN PRAGUE Kateřina Maýrová ...............................................16 LONDON CONFERENCE ON 20TH CENTURY MUSIC Gregory Terian ...................................................17 WHERE MARTINŮ IS AT HOME The Bohuslav Martinů Memorial in Polička Ludmila Sadílková ..............................................18 THE 2001 INTERNATIONAL BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ MUSIC FESTIVAL IN BASLE ..........................................................19 THE BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ FESTIVAL 2001 IN PRAGUE ...................................20 2 Welcome Dear Member, France: the spirit of Martinů is still alive there! Here we are with our latest Newsletter. As always, A more serious article is provided by Mr. Nekvasil INVITATION it includes announcements of events and articles about Martinů and operatic films. We know that Sitting Martinů was a real avant-gardist by virtue of on various topics. of the board First of all, I should like to devote substantial at- his ballets and operas using film, or where film tention to the Bohuslav Martinů Festival 2001 in - a new medium at the time - was a real part of of directors IBMS the composition. Prague coming up in December. Go to the last page of this 10th December 2001 On this page you will also find a list of members of the So- Newsletter to find out about the program. If you look at the 10 a.m. works to be performed you will find a most exciting “suite”; ciety. This is, I think, a real portrait of the current Martinů look also at the names of the artists and I can imagine that family. Notice that the word “international” is not meant The Bohuslav Martinů a trip to Prague could be a major event for you. I shall surely only for the members of the board! I think we can be proud Institute go myself, and we shall use the opportunity to hold our an- that we have such a large number of members after only one Náměstí Kinských 3 nual general meeting of the Society during this festival - on year of existence. Of course, if we could do more than write CZ - 150 00 Prague 5 the Newsletter and present compact discs to each member December 10 at the Bohuslav Martinů Institute. All members are in- we could be even more numerous. Financially, we remain Did you know that the Martinů Quartet has already been vited to a discussion very grateful to the Bohuslav Martinů Foundation for sup- in existence for thirtynine years? See the article about about the future porting us. I hope that every one will be stimulated to find this ensemble by Emil Leichner, the quartet’s pianist and of the society. an eminent Martinů connoisseur. See also the comments new friends for the Society. of Mr. Schneider about his investigations in the south of Karel Van Eycken INTERNATIONAL BOHUSLAV MARTINŮ SOCIETY The Actual List of Members Sorted by Countries BOARD OF DIRECTORS Van Eycken Karel - President Halbreich Harry Mabary Judith Březina Aleš Tokuda Mari Terian Gregory Lippold Gerd Coussement Walter AUSTRALIA Peres Jean-Pierre Tempo Publishing Prague JAPAN Beith Richard Howland Vernon Prometheus-ensemble Palák Milan Sawa Yukiko Billinge Dave and Carole Puttemans Pierre Svatoš Tomáš Tanaka Hideyuki Boswell Phillip C. AUSTRIA Regout Eric Veber Petr Yanagihara Hideto Brocklehurst Steven Češka Emil Ronvaux Nathalie Vičar Jan Burton Anthony Geroldinger Franz Sannen An Víšek Tomáš LUXEMBOURG Crump Mike Schneider M. J. Piper Geoff Davies Colin BELGIUM Swinnen Camille DENMARK Frazer Tony Adagio - Brussels Symoens Gilbert Albrechtsen Preben NETHERLANDS Grenfell-Baines Milena Arty Pierre, Mr. & Ms. Thiron Annie Jonker J. P. B. Herbert Peter Baily, Mr. & Mrs. Valach Jan FRANCE Kuipers, P. J. Hogwood Christopher Beurms Daniël Verdin Thierry Barbier Pierre-Emile Oosterhof Fedde Lambert Patrick De Boitselier Guido Vlaeminck Jos Canino Patricia Vaneker Hans Large Brian J. Bontridder, Mr. & Mrs. Wasseige M. Franois-Xavier Centre Tchèque de Paris Welvaadt Raads Linney-Drouet C. A. De Bourlé Jean-Pierre Wauters Guido Chevy Patrice Mackerras Sir Charles Buelens Willy Wauters Joëlle Levi Laurence NORWAY Marsden Bill & Vera Chatel, Mr. & Mrs. Weger Jan & Coussement Alexis Kornstad Tor Melville-Mason Graham Chauveau Monique Wyffels Magda Erismann Guy Pavier Edna Coussement Anne-Marie Festival d’Ile de France POLAND Penna Adrian Créteur Agnes BRAZIL Freling Jean-Claude Stompel Józef Prof. Perry Ted Dechamps Claude Coelho Lauro Machado Leduc Jean Pullman Shawn Demeure Jean-Pierre Stoianova Ivanka SWEDEN Reeve Malcolm Desmedt Marie Bernadette BULGARIA Thiele Günter Rickards Guy Desprechin Brigitte Georgiewa Stefanka GERMANY Rosenfelder Alan Donnet Hadelin, Mr. & Mrs. Bornscheuer Stefan SWITZERLAND Schuringa Christoph Doucet Danielle CANADA Bostock Douglas Kellerhals Max - honorary member Seager Robin Draelants Raymond Fontana Irene Philippi Daniela Rybář Petr Slater Graham Duponcheel Christian Fontana Luca Woesler Ulrich Schweizerische Martinu Gesellschaft Smaczny Jan Eeckeloo Johan Wolf Eugen S. Kupper Roland Todd Mark Eggert Kurt CZECH REPUBLIC Uchtenhagen Ulrich Vernon D. Fenelly Liam Gabrielová Jarmila HONG – KONG Young Roger Focroulle Bernard Klener Pavel van Es Kees UNITED KINGDOM Van Gassen, Mr. Ledeč Jan Arculus Julian USA Geldhof Pol Maýrová Kateřina ITALY Arnold John Chalfant Randolph W. Verbruggen L. Morsa Michèle & Johnston Chris Sieber Jürgen Babb John Entwistle Erik Goddere, Mr. & Mrs. Fiehler Judith Marie Haza Pavel Dear members, Goren Neal Van Hoof Rudy We would like to ask you to pay your member- If there are any changes in your addresses or Grundy David M. Jakou Raoul ship dues for next year (2002) until the end you have new e-mail addresses, please, let us Harvat Marie J. Kaufmann Martin of December 2001! Some of you have not paid know - the new e-mail address of the office is Herring Laffayette Klastersky Jean, Mr. & Mrs. the dues for this year yet, so please, pay them ibms@martinu.cz Kadlec Edward O. Van Liesbeth Arie together with the dues for next year. Otherwise, Also, if you find any mistakes in the spelling of King Robert and Mary Lindsay Benjamin you are not going to receive the promised your names or addresses - please, tell us! Rybka F. James Smetana František Masset Yves ‘99 BM Festival CD and you will not be considered Thank you very much in advance. Weltzien Robert T., Jr. Nelissen Julien members of the IBMS for the year 2002. Jindra Jilečková, secretary of the IBMS Bohuslav Martinů Newsletter 2001 - Third issue 3 Emil Leichner 40 YEARS WITH THE NAME MARTINŮ The Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet will Celebrate a Major Anniversary Next Season The history of the Bohuslav Martinů Piano Quartet reaches far back into In 1963 I was just completing my studies at the Academy of Performing the past and is closely connected with the name of violinist Emil Leichner, Sr. Arts in Prague. I called in another two young colleagues from the school If I want to explain the roots of our Quartet’s origin I must say a few words (J. Čurda, A. Duda). The elder of the Leichners took the position of leader as about another chamber ensemble - the Czech Nonet. violinist and manager, and a permanent Piano Quartet had been born. The In 1924 my father and colleagues of his founded the Czech Nonet. At that music of Martinů became the core repertoire for our newly-founded ensemble. time there was practically no literature for this Based on written permission from the composer’s instrumental combination: its programming had to widow Mrs. Charlotte Martinů (see next page), we rely mainly on the Nonet of Louis Spohr, Beethoven’s named ourselves the Martinů Piano Quartet. Septet, and Schubert’s Octet. However, the Czech My father exerted a strong influence on us Nonet took advantage of the blossoming of culture young members, in the first place in regard to inter- during the interwar period and called upon many pretation and the specifics of chamber playing. important composers to write new works, yielding He also led us to perform Czech music, because he splendid results. My father headed the ensemble as said that a Czech musician without Czech music
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