THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

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

[April 1935]

Dear Mr Boyd Neel
Thankyou so much for your letter – no one can doubt now that A. Boult is a great conductor, he created the slow movement (you should heard the first rehearsal!).¹ If I ever write anything for strings I shall be proud for you to play it.
Yrs very sincerely
R Vaughan Williams

PS Delighted to go through the Tallis² when you like

1. Adrian Boult had conducted the first performance of VW’s Symphony no.4 on 10 April 1935.
2. VW’s Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis. The Boyd Neel Orchestra would make the first recording of the work in 1936.