Letter from Christopher Mann to John Andrewes, Boosey & Hawkes Limited, 29 August 1957 [manuscript]. 1957 August 29.

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Letter from Christopher Mann to John Andrewes, Boosey & Hawkes Limited, 29 August 1957 [manuscript]. 1957 August 29.

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Typewritten reply to Andrewes' letter of 26 August 1957, re the Britten performance in the U.S.S.R. The new Shostakovich work is mentioned, in relation to a performance by Joyce for the B.B.C.

1 letter (1 p.) ; 26 cm.

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British Broadcasting Corporation.

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