Gustav Holst in London - 19 December, 1923
from Letter from Holst to Vaughan Williams, Dec. 1923, pages 59-60:
Dear R
I have nothing more to say so I will merely give you the recapitulation section in close stretto.
1) Its what Ive been waiting for for 47½ years.
2) The performance was so full of You - even apart from the places I cribbed from you years ago.
3) Are you willing to sign a contract to conduct every first performance I get during the next 10 years or so?
4) You are teaching those people to sing!
5) Pray accept my Blessing
Y
G
Letter from Holst to Vaughan Williams, Dec. 1923. In Gustav Holst (ed.), Heirs and rebels : letters written to each other and occasional writings on music (London, ), p. 59-60. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1406803723473 accessed: 18 April, 2024
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Ode to Death
written by Gustav Holst |
performed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Bach Choir |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 19 December, 1923 |
| Medium | live |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Notes
This was the first London performance of Holst's 'Ode to Death'. It was given twice in the programme.