Lessmann Otto Dvořák Antonín
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January 1, 1894 Dr. Antonin Dvořák, Dear Sir: The Board of Directors of the Philharmonic Society of New York unanimously requested me at the last meeting to express to you the thanks of the Society for the favor so kindly granted by you to the Society of the performance of your new Symphony No. 5 “From the New World” from the manuscript before publication. The performance of this work at the Society’s concerts of December 15th and 16th was epochal in its character, for it was the first production of a new work, by one of the greatest composers, written in America, embodying the sentiment and romance derived from a residence in America and a study of its native tone-expressions. The immediate and immense success of the work (of which you yourself were a witness,) was a sincere gratification to the Society and testified not only to the greatness of the work, but also to the recognition by the audience of the Society of the justness of the title of your new tone-poem. With the sincere thanks of the Society for the privilege of its first performance. I remain, Respectfully yours, E Francis Hyde President
