THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.

Wed [3rd January 1934]

Belov Boo.

Morris’s Symph came through perfectly – It sounded very distinguished to me – The 1^st movement just slightly like R’s ‘Pastoral’ in sound. The 2^nd movement very delicate & curious, the last more rhythmic & perhaps the most attractive – I think the end of it all might have been more emotional –
R liked it very much – but says the form is a bit too clear for the emotional content & that Adrian¹ didn’t put enough passion into it – & never really got inside it – but certainly it was marvellously clear to follow – good applause from QH² w^h was a good half full- w^h was remarkable considering the fog.  Everyone who had a wireless must have listened in with pleasure – Morris is such a good broadcaster – his scoring so clear.³
 All is well with us – R going to London for Folk dance Fest on Saturday –
Morris & Emmie⁴ are coming here tomorrow or Friday – such a good visit from Mac Lettle[?] & Mary⁵  –
Mac has done good work in stirring up Ad’s head master!⁶
Yours

A

Mrs Curle
c/o Charles Tennyson Esq
Farring ford
Freshwater
I of Wight

1. Adrian Boult
2. Queen’s Hall
3. R.O. Morris’s Sinfonia in C major (unpublished and not mentioned in The New Grove, but listed in Grove 5).
4. R.O. Morris and Emmeline Morris.
5. Unidentified
6. Adam was Cordelia’s son.