George Dyson composed his symphony in G (his only symphony) in 1937.
Dyson's pre-love went out for choral music or not with accompaniment; He has delivered only a number of instrumental works, one of which is one. In the first half of the 20th century all kinds of developments take place, also in classical music. That seems to have overridden Dyson. Also in his symphony, Dyson remains conservative in style and could also be the symphony in the 19th century. The symphony was written in an era that created fireplaces in Europe for the Second World War, which is not noticeable in this symphony. The symphony is late romantic, light of execution. The music shows that the Dyson was a highly-controlled and up-and-out gentleman.
After the premiere, the symphony was very popular, perhaps because the music brought light to the dark. However, within a few years the music disappeared in an archive. When in 1993 Chandos wanted to make a recording and a text was to be written in a book, there was hardly anyone else who had followed an original live performance. That's probably because it's all too nice, certainly for a symphony. Ernest Ansermet seems to have even said in one of the performances that part (3) could have been ballet music. Not until the end of the symphony comes Dyson on steam, with a sounding sounding fanfare with peacock layers. In a performance led by Dyson himself in 1939 in the Canterbury Cathedral, the listeners (still) were very impressed. It has been established that Dyson's music was excellent for performances in large buildings. One of the listeners found that "they also heard the Cathedral itself sounding".
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