Typewritten letter signed, dated [Stamford, Conn.], 8 January 1987, to Joan Peyser, 1987 Jan. 8.

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Typewritten letter signed, dated [Stamford, Conn.], 8 January 1987, to Joan Peyser, 1987 Jan. 8.

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Saying that "it's time for someone to restudy [Serge] Koussevitzky, whose memory is insulted in the new American Grove," mentioning "the other LB [i.e. Leonard Bernstein," adding that Henry Simon once wanted Burkat to write a book on the orchestra like that by Arthur Loesser on the piano, etc.

1 item (1 p., with envelope) ; 28 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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