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Featured Letter
from Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958 to Boult, Adrian, 1889-1983
Letter No. VWL3475
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Adrian Boult
Letter No.: VWL3475
Hanover Terrace
Regents Park
London NW1
March 29th 1957½
My dear Adrian
We listened the other night to Mr Necropolis1 doing my number 4,2 then we turned on your record – we liked yours much better.
Our love to Ann,
Yrs Ralph
1. Dimitri Mitropolous, the conductor. See VWL3474. VW had listened to the broadcast of Mitropoulos conducting the New York Philharmonic Orchestra with Elabelle Davis (recorded in America) at 8.50 pm on 25 March (Third Programme)
2. Symphony no. 4
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