 By 1936 Columbia and HMV had issued recordings of Violin Sonatas 1 and 2, the "Elegy and Caprice", and of some of the shorter works.Full recordings of the operas were not available until after the Second World War.Once again Beecham, now with the HMV label, led the way, with "A Village Romeo and Juliet" in 1948, performed by the new Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus.