Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Symphonies, no. 7 (Sinfonia antartica)

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Letter No.	Title	Transcribed text	Date
VWL2934	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Ernest Irving	Dear Irving This letter is already out of date owing to our telephone talk - so read no further.¹ I should like it very...	19481216
VWL3174	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Ernest Irving	Dear Irving, I think it is about time I started thinking about the “Sinfonia Antarctica”,¹ so I could I have the scores and any...	19490629
VWL3144	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Ernest Irving	Dear Irving, I do not want the horrid little thing myself,¹ so either keep it among your archives or put it in the waste paper...	19490928
VWL2335	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Roy Douglas	Dear Roy The new Symphony¹ has now got far enough for me to want to hear you play it over to me. Would it be possible for you to...	19511227
VWL2349	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Gerald Finzi	Dear Gerald To confirm our telephone conversation, Roy Douglas will play through my new work¹ on Friday, January 25th. at 10 a....	19520109
VWL2357	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Alan Frank	Dear Frank,¹ It is most kind of you to lend us your room for January 25th. It will be quite a small meeting my idea being to...	19520116
VWL2358	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to John Barbirolli	Dear John Dictated After going through my new work with some experts yesterday, I have come to the conclusion that it wants...	19520126
VWL2375	Letter from Ernest Irving to Ralph Vaughan Williams	Dear V-W The score of “Antarctica” arrived this morning.¹ I have had, you may be sure, an exciting time reading it through. It...	19520307
VWL2377	Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to John Barbirolli	Dear John You will remember when you were last in London I talked about a new orchestral work I wanted to show you. I tried it through on...	19520312
VWL2378	Letter from Ernest Irving to Ralph Vaughan Williams	Dear R.V.W. I don’t think you need be afraid of the Intermezzo. The opening of the Symphony is grim and heroic; the end of it sad and...	19520313

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