After World War I, orchestras were hot: they provided music for listening and especially for dancing. To meet the demand for popular novelty ragtime tunes, orchestra leaders arranged the complex piano compositions for their ensembles-a creative and complicated endeavor. This recording features energetic performances of these orchestral rags.
After World War I, orchestras were hot: they provided music for listening and especially for dancing. To meet the demand for popular novelty ragtime tunes, orchestra leaders arranged the complex piano compositions for their ensembles-a creative and complicated endeavor. This recording features energetic performances of these orchestral rags.