The Cello and the Nightingales

Author(s): Beatrice Harrison

Biography

In May 1924, the BBC broadcast a miracle to the world: a wild nightingale singing a duet with a remarkable young cellist called Beatrice Harrison. Over a million people tuned in to hear this live performance, which Beatrice repeated with a nightingale for the BBC every spring until 1942. These broadcasts transformed the public interest in nightingales - a species already in decline.



If Beatrice's duets with the nightingales touched a chord with the world, her own life proved to be as musical, free-spirited and inspiring. From her early years as a musical prodigy to recording with the most important composers of the day and playing for the wounded in the Second World War, this timely reissue of Patricia Cleveland-Peck's classic book recounts Beatrice's rich life vividly and features a new introduction by Maria Popova.


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General Fields

  • : 9781805300182
  • : Canongate Books
  • : Canongate Canons
  • : 0.17
  • : 28 May 2024
  • : 198mm x 129mm x 198mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Beatrice Harrison
  • : Paperback
  • : English
  • : 787.4092
  • : 192
  • : BM