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9 Maggio 1916
Perdonami se ho tardato a rispondere alla gradita tua lettera del 2 corr., ma proprio nella settimana scorsa, oltre il lavoro corrente, ho dovuto sobbarcarmi alla fatica di presiedere un piccolo congresso di insegnanti del pianoforte che ho convocati io stesso qui in
Mi spiace assai che il Marchese
Ti dò pieno mandato di fiducia per trovare un’altra personalità napoletana che possa sostituire quella assai simpatica e nobilissima del
Non così l’
Col nome che tu troverai saremo dunque in sette; io ho già parlato qui a
Parto questa sera per
Coi più affettuosi saluti, credimi sempre
il tuo vecchio amico
Tito Ricordi
NAPOLI
9 May 1916
Dear Peppino,
I beg your forgiveness for not responding sooner to your welcome letter of the 2nd of this month, but just last week I was forced to take on the additional, wearisome burden of presiding over a small gathering of piano teachers, which I had summoned myself to Milan for matters related to my Company's business; you can imagine what effort it took for me to obtain some sort of consensus from such divergent tendencies, schools, and preferences!
I very much regret that the Marquis Del Carretto preferred not to join our Association; and while I respect his reasons for such a decision, I would ask you to let him know how sorry I am.
You have my full support for finding another important Neapolitan who could best replace the most charming and noble Marquis Del Carretto; your choice promises to be nothing but an excellent one, and it will have the wholehearted approval of the other members of our Committee.
Ettore Bocconi gave his definitive commitment and signed the letter for Gravenhoff when he passed through Milan.
Such is not the case for Eng. Conti, who says he is sorry that he is unable to join our initiative, as he had already preventively explained to me in Rome, and he sends his best wishes for its success.
With the name you select, then, there will be seven of us; I have already spoken here in Milan with Zonda, and in Turin with Biglia, and I think that one of the two of them will end up accepting; which means eight of us, leaving two positions open to the Russians, both of which we can always eventually cover with one or two other names of our own should Gravenhoff be unable to fill them himself.
I am leaving tonight for Rome, where I will be staying until Friday; Saturday I'll be back in Milan but will leave again next Tuesday or Wednesday for Paris, remaining there until the end of the month. If you need to write me you can always address your letters to Milan, whence they will be forwarded.
With my warmest greetings, as always
your old friend
Tito Ricordi
Most Ill. Signor the Prince of Sirignano
NAPLES