Columbia Masterworks Handel The Messiah Volume I 78rpm Record Set Conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham

A vintage 78rpm record album set for George Frideric Handel’s oratorio, The Messiah, Volume I, produced by Columbia Records as part of the Masterworks series. The set is presented in a large-format, stiff-board binder. The recording features the B.B.C. Choir conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham, with soloists Dora Labbette, Muriel Brunskill, Hubert Eisdell, and Harold Williams. The front cover features gold-leaf lettering and a central circular gold-tone seal with the Columbia name above a double musical note symbol, enclosed within a laurel wreath. This set was produced for the UK market and features prominent British performers.