Dear Frank: II. Dopisy Bohuslava Martinů Franku Rybkovi z let 1955 až 1959 / Dear Frank: II. Bohusl

The second volume of Bohuslav Martinů's correspondence with Frank Rybka covers the period 1955 to 1959. In his letters, the composer often refers to his new compositions, such as the cantatas The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Opening of the Springs, and The Legend of the Smoke from Potato Tops. Another recurring theme is the performance of his operas (The Marriage, Juliette). The letters to Frank Rybka also document the composer's numerous travels around Europe, where he and his wife permanently settled in 1956. Rybka's willingness to help is once again evident, whether it was verifying the instrumental possibilities of the French horn with the composer's son, Boris Rybka, or securing transparent manuscript paper from the Circle Blue Print company, which Martinů had used in the United States since the 1940s because it allowed for easy reproduction of copies. The second volume also includes a postcard from Frank Rybka from Polička. The final letters focus on the visit of Rybka's son, F. James, to Switzerland. The last letter in this volume is addressed to F. James Rybka, Frank's younger son, who visited the composer shortly before his death.

The second volume of Bohuslav Martinů's correspondence with Frank Rybka covers the period from 1955 to 1959. In them, the composer often refers to his new compositions, the cantatas Epic of Gilgamesh, The Opening of the Springs, The Legend of the Smoke From Potato Tops, etc. Another theme to which he repeatedly returns is the performance of operas (Marriage, Juliette). Frank Rybka's letters are also evidence of the composer's numerous travels around Europe, where the Martinů couple settled permanently in 1956. Once again, Rybka's willingness to help to the composer is evident, whether it was to verify the instrumental possibilities of the French Horn with the composer's son Boris Rybka or to secure transparent music paper from the Circle Blue Print company, which Martinů had been using in the United States since the 1940s, as it enabled easy reproduction of copies. Part of the second volume is one postcard of Frank Rybka from Polička. The last letters are focused on the visit of Rybka's son F. James to Switzerland. The closing writing of this volume is addressed to F. James Rybka, the younger son of Frank, who visited the composer only shortly before his death.