Ref. ES/JP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       20th February, 1950.

Mr. Paul Sacher,

Schoenenberg,

Pratteln, Basle.

Dear Mr. Sacher,

               Thank you very much for your letters of 10^th and 13^th February. In the meantime I received a letter from our Paris house and it appears there was some misunderstanding, probably a confusion with the “Sinfonia Giocosa”. I sent a copy of the first few bars of the SINFONIA CONCERTANTE to Paris and the people saw M. Straram, but he could not trace a performance of the work. I am glad to say, therefore, that everything is in order and we shall keep the SINFONIA CONCERTANTE for your concert on December 8^th.

               The material is now being prepared and the score is with the copyists, but I shall sent you the score very soon, probably next week.

               As for PERSEPHONE, I understand from the printers that it will still take a few weeks before the printing is finished and a rough, unbound copy will be available. As I do not know whether you can wait so long, I am writing to Paris to send you the MS which has been used for engraving.

               Looking through our correspondence, I see that you once inquired about a full score of APOLLON MUSAGETE. Has this score been sent to you?  If not, will you please let me know.

                                            With kind regards,

                                                                          Yours sincerely,

                                                           [podpis]

                                                           ERWIN STEIN.