Long before Freddy Martin's orchestra made a fox trot out of Tchaikowsky's Piano Concerto, one of the bigger hits of 1941, this attempt was made at taking a classical melody into the ballroom. This is what was called a "one-step", which was
popular up until and during the World War One years, and when a brass band played Ragtime it would likely take this form. I have no information as to who was in this band - it was probably a group of studio musicians. This arrangement was
notable for the attempt in making classical music danceable and, if you're not too hung up on how Edvard Grieg's "Peer Gynt" should be played, it's fun to listen to. The recording, by Edison Labs in April of 1919, is of remarkably good
quality and the disc itself had been played very little. It only needed to have some rumble removed and a few clicks & pops excised.
