The Cello and the Nightingales

The Life of Beatrice Harrison

Patricia Cleveland-Peck, Beatrice Harrison, Maria Popova

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English

Canongate Canons
30 July 2024

20th century & contemporary classical music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Memoirs; Wildlife: birds & birdwatching

Series: Canons

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.

By: Beatrice Harrison
Introduction by: Maria Popova
Edited by: Patricia Cleveland-Peck
Imprint: Canongate Canons
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main - Canons
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 165g
ISBN: 9781805300182
ISBN 10: 1805300180
Series: Canons
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 30 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Patricia Cleveland-Peck is the bestselling author of twenty-four children's books, including You Can't Take an Elephant on the Bus, a radio play and a stage play inspired by Beatrice's story, and also writes travel pieces and non-fiction books. She came to know the Harrison family when living in a cottage on their estate at Smallfield, Surrey. It was while researching a biography of the four Harrison sisters that she discovered Beatrice's unpublished autobiography. She lives near East Grinstead, Sussex.