The Cello And The Nightingales: The Life Of Beatrice Harrison
Author: Beatrice Harrison
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: $28.00 NZD
: 9781805300182
: Canongate Books
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: 01 July 2024
: 198mm x 129mm x 198mm
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: Beatrice Harrison
: Canons Ser.
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Description
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.