Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Paris?, 20 April 1890], to M. [Vincent] d'Indy, 1890 Apr. 20.

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Autograph letter signed, dated : [n.p., Paris?, 20 April 1890], to M. [Vincent] d'Indy, 1890 Apr. 20.

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Saying that playing just the first movement of [Debussy's] Fantaisie [for piano and orchestra] is not only dangerous but must inevitably give a false impression of the work, that he would rather have a passable performance of all three movements than a fine performance of the first, etc.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Indy, Vincent d', 1851-1931,

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