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      The Cello and the Nightingales: The Life of Beatrice Harrison

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      The memoirs of cello prodigy Beatrice Harrison, the woman who brought the music of the nightingale to millions worldwide - and created the first interspecies collaboration

      In May 1924, the BBC broadcast a miracle to the world: a wild nightingale singing a duet with a rem...

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      Product ID:9781805300182
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:Canons
      Title:The Cello and the Nightingales
      Subtitle:The Life of Beatrice Harrison
      Authors:Author: Beatrice Harrison, Patricia Cleveland-Peck
      Page Count:192
      Subjects:Art music, orchestral and formal music, 20th century & contemporary classical music, Composers and songwriters, Memoirs, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Individual composers & musicians, specific bands & groups, Memoirs, Wildlife: birds & birdwatching, 20th century
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      The memoirs of cello prodigy Beatrice Harrison, the woman who brought the music of the nightingale to millions worldwide - and created the first interspecies collaboration

      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.


      Imprint Name:Canongate Canons
      Publisher Name:Canongate Books
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2024-05-09

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      Weight166 g
      Dimensions129 × 199 × 39 mm