The Cello and the Nightingales: The Life of Beatrice Harrison
Author(s): Beatrice Harrison
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.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Canongate Books
- : Canongate Books
- : 0.17
- : 01 July 2024
- : 198mm x 129mm x 198mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Beatrice Harrison
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 787.4092
- : 192