Deryk Barker wrote:

>I know there are early tapes of Beecham conducting from this time, but I
>thought they were with the LPO.  Although the BPO did visit London in 1937
>and played B9 *under Furtwaengler) in honour of the coronation of George
>VI.  I suppose Beecham could have conducted them while they were on tour,
>but I'm unaware fo any recordings.

Beecham did record Mozart's "Magic Flute" with the Berlin Phil and a cast
of prime German singers, in 1937/38.

Regards,

Bill Karzas                     [log in to unmask]