Orch/Beecham

AMagic Flute Overture
Bpart 2

Label: Columbia
Catalogue number: L1001
Genre: Orchestra
Format: 78rpm shellac disc, 10 inch unless noted
Reference: #15130

Sir Thomas Beecham conducting an orchestra in Mozart's *Magic Flute* Overture, recorded for Columbia on the prestigious L-series (long-playing 10-inch) of the early 1930s; Beecham was the leading British conductor of the era and a major recording artist.

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Bpart 2

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BManon minuet

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