The Cello and the Nightingales: The Life of Beatrice Harrison

by Beatrice Harrison

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 1924, Beatrice Harrison broadcast a miracle to the world: a wild nightingale singing with her cello. Over a million people tuned in to hear the nightingale that night, and the BBC went on to broadcast their duet worldwide every spring until 1942. This transformed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1805300180
• ISBN13: 9781805300182
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"