Letter from Adeline Vaughan Williams to Ann Boult

Letter No. VWL1845

Letter from Adeline Vaughan Williams to Ann Boult

Letter No.: VWL1845

The White Gates

Sunday [4 February 1945]

Dearest Ann

I must write of R’s No 5¹ – I listened to it yesterday – far more perfect than any performance I have heard – Could it have been more perfect? I was so unhappy that R had to miss it.
Words are poor things to express how grateful I feel to Adrian for this & for Sea Symph.
All love

AMVW

1. The Fifth Symphony had been broadcast on Saturday 3 February, performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Adrian Boult. See also VWL1872, where VW explains to Boult that he could not listen to it as he was rehearsing.

To:

Boult, Ann
From:

Vaughan Williams, Adeline, 1870-1951
Scribe:

Vaughan Williams, Adeline, 1870-1951
Names:

Boult, Adrian, 1889-1983 BBC Symphony Orchestra
Subject:

Broadcasts
Musical Works:

Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Symphonies, no. 1 (A Sea Symphony)Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Symphonies, no. 5, D major
Format:

Letter
Location Of Original:

British Library
Shelfmark:

Add. MS 72624, f.201

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