It is the goal of this channel to present all music genres of the 1920s-30s. Keeping with that goal, this example of light classical from 1925 begins Symphonic Sundays.
Country Dance #1 from Nell Gwyn, as performed by the St Louis Symphony under the direction of Rudolph Ganz. The music was an early microphone recording made December 5, 1925 in St. Louis. Country Dance was composed by Sir Edward German for Anthony Hope's play English Nell which became better known as Nell Gwyn. Sir Edward became the director of the Globe Theatre in 1888 and was hailed as the successor to Arthur Sullivan as England's foremost composer of comic opera. German completed his work on English Nell in 1900.
Thanks to Mike W. of the Gustav Groos Estate of San Antonio, Texas for lending me this 78 to transcribe from Mr Groos' extensive 1911-1930 record collection.
