Dream Of Autumn - Waltz (Archibald Joyce) - Played by The International Concert Orchestra

Dream Of Autumn - Waltz (Archibald Joyce) - Played by The International Concert Orchestra
Conducted by Arthur Schwartz

Recorded by the Columbia Graphophone Company, New York, Circa October, 1927
This Issue: 12" Australian Columbia No. DOX-187
Matrix: W205687

"Dream Of Autumn" was composed by Englishman Archibald Joyce, (1873-1963) in 1908. He became known as "The English waltz king" for this piece and and other popular dance waltzes. I have previously uploaded another version of this by the Mayfair Orchestra recorded in 1911, which you can listen to here:    • Songe d'Automne (Archibald Joyce) Played b...  

The mystery and legend that was part of the tragic sinking of the Titanic in April 1912 has meant that there has been an enduring fascination not only with the events that led to it and the people involved, but also with the music played by the ship's orchestra on the voyage and as the tragedy unfolded. It is known that this music was in the orchestra's repertoire but has been debated somewhat in the intervening years by survivors and "experts" as to whether it was this or "Nearer my God to thee" that was the last played. Regardless of the answer, this piece evokes a beautiful but bittersweet memory of Edwardian times.

Recorded and processed from an original vintage 78 record by myself.