THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Fritz Hart

Letter No. VWL459

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Fritz Hart

Letter No.: VWL459


Northern Lights
Sheringham
Norfolk

[About 8th March 1920]

Dear Hart1

It was very jolly to get your letter & to see that you are still alive –  I’m sorry for the delay in answering.  I was waiting to see if I was likely to be going to London soon & could consult with anyone as to the best stuff to send you.  I am so out of all music just at present – especially piano music – but I don’t see any chance of my going at present – so I must try to think of someone else who can tackle the job.
I’m glad to hear MacDonald2 is getting better.  We liked them both so much – remember me to him when you see him.
I saw Gustav the other day – his new “Hymn to Jesus” is splendid.3
Yrs ever

R. Vaughan Williams


1. Friend and contemporary of VW at the Royal College of Music.
2. Unidentified
3. VW’s choral class had given a preliminary performance of The Hymn of Jesus with piano accompaniment on 5th March, some three weeks before the official first performance on 25th March. See R.V.W.: a biography, p.136.