Bartók's reputation has soared, but the cabin at 89 1/2 Riverside Drive where he stayed is near collapse.īartók, 59, arrived in the United States with his wife Ditta late in 1940 their teen-age son Peter followed later. SARANAC LAKE - In 1945 the great Hungarian composer Béla Bartók spent the last summer of his life in Saranac Lake, writing two pieces, his Third Piano Concerto and his Viola Concerto. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, July 5, 2003.Īdirondack Daily Enterprise, February 2, 1996īy MARY B. Mary Hotaling displays pages of Bartok's Viola Concerto, one of his final pieces written during his stay in the cabin in 1945. Bartok Cabin bedroom, before restoration. Bartok Cabin kitchen, before restoration. Bartok Cabin dining room area, after restoration. Bartok Cabin dining room area, before restoration. Bartok Cabin fireplace, after restoration. Bartok Cabin fireplace, before restoration. Adirondack Daily Enterprise, February 2, 1996.
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