THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.

[late April 1935]

Dear Grace
How dear of you to write. – It was a superb performance – & we must never say anything against Adrian¹ as a conductor again. He created the slow movement – you should have heard the first rehearsal! (chaos)
Love from
Uncle Ralph

1. Adrian Boult had conducted the first performance of VW’s Symphony no.4 on 10 April 1935. See also VWL702 and VWL4779.