Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris], 10 November 1908, to [Gabriel Astruc], 1908 Nov. 10.

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Autograph letter signed, dated : [Paris], 10 November 1908, to [Gabriel Astruc], 1908 Nov. 10.

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Saying that Lady de Grey's idea ("pensée") is charming but that he will sign it only with Mr. Higgins's consent, saying of M. Rigaud that "il a en effet chanté Pélléas d'une façon déplorable," that Viñes wrote to Debussy recommending F. Lemaire, asking if he knew that Riddez has sung [Saint-Saëns's] Samson at the Opéra, etc.

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