THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

The White Gates
Westcott Road
Dorking

[4th April 1930]

Dear Gustav,

I was distressed not to see you last night.¹ I know you hate it all – but we had to tell you in public that we know you are a great man.
The Lament & Ground are splendid – I’m not quite so sure about the scherzo – and even that boils down to not being quite sure about the 6/8 time.² 
Yrs

RVW

1.  Holst had received the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Gold Medal on 3 April. VW had also been awarded the medal, on 13 March the same year.
2.  The concert had included the first performance Holst’s Double Concerto played by Adila Fachiri and Jelly d’Aranyi.