THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Harriet Cohen

Letter No. VWL1109

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Harriet Cohen

Letter No.: VWL1109


From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.

[27th November 1936]

Dearest Harriet

How sweet of you to telegraph – I am so sorry – of course you mustn’t hurt yourself over that wretched concerto.1
But how glad I am to see you are playing Betty’s – it’s the younger generation that matters2
Yrs

RVW


1. Cohen had presumably decided not to perform it at the forthcoming concert, probably at the Usher Hall on 4 December, for health reasons.
2. Presumably Elizabeth Maconchy’s Concertino for piano and chamber orchestra.