Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Gerald Finzi
Letter No. VWL1525
Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Gerald Finzi
Letter No.: VWL1525
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.
Sat. [25th February 1941]
Dear Gerald
Forgive wartime paper.
I have looked everywhere & have not got the Double Concerto1 parts – but surely Goodwin & Tabb have got it (or are they Bombed?) (have you heard that good new word “Bombée”)?
Failing that try
(1)R.C.M.2
(2)Jaques3
(3)Boyd Neel
As regards a new conductor what about G Shaw?4 But lets hope you won’t have to leave
Yrs
RVW
1. The Concerto for two violins and strings BWV 1043, by J.S.Bach.
2. Royal College of Music.
3. Reginald Jaques
4. Geoffrey Shaw. Presumably a new conductor was being considered for the Newbury String Players, which Finzi had formed the previous year.
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General Notes:
Date given in a note in David McVicar’s hand. Letter written on back of crossed-out letter of 31 December 1940 from Hubert Foss at Oxford University Press apologising for a delay in replying to VW’s letter about internees.
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Shelfmark Copy:Finzi Box 10
