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Beatrice Harrison

Beatrice Harrison (9 December 1892 – 10 March 1965) was a British cellist active in the first half of the 20th century. She gave first performances of several important English works, especially those of Frederick Delius, and made the first or standard recordings of others, particularly the first recording of Elgar’s cello concerto in 1920 with the composer conducting.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 9, 1892 (Roorkee), Died March 10, 1965 (Surrey)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1914 - 1927

Roles Represented in DAHR: cello

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor C-15896 12-in. 4/15/1915 Largo Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, cello  
Victor B-15897 10-in. 4/15/1915 Slumber song Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, cello  
Victor B-15898 10-in. 4/15/1915 Orientale Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, cello  
Victor B-15899 10-in. 4/15/1915 To my guitar Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, cello  
Victor B-15910 10-in. 4/17/1915 Liebesfreud Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, cello  
Victor C-15919 12-in. 4/17/1915 Adagio Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, cello  
Victor B-16769 10-in. 11/12/1915 Schumann concerto : Adagio Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, cello  
Victor C-16770 12-in. 11/12/1915 Walther's Preislied Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, cello  
Victor C-16936 12-in. 12/27/1915 Prize song Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with harp and orchestra instrumentalist, cello  
Victor C-16937 12-in. 12/27/1915 Ave Maria, op. 52, no. 4 Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with string quartet and harp instrumentalist, cello  
Victor B-17072 10-in. 1/26/1916 L'Angelus Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, cello  
Victor B-17073 10-in. 1/26/1916 Als die alte Mutter Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, cello  
Victor B-17074 10-in. 1/26/1916 Turn ye to me Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with orchestra instrumentalist, cello  
Victor [Trial 1914-02-09-01] Not documented 2/9/1914 Songs my mother taught me Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with piano instrumentalist, cello  
Gramophone BR1043 10-in. 5/3/1927 Nightingales Beatrice Harrison Cello solo, with bird sounds instrumentalist, cello  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harrison, Beatrice," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105138.

Harrison, Beatrice. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105138.

"Harrison, Beatrice." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105138

External Sources

Wikipedia: Beatrice Harrison

Discogs: Beatrice Harrison

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Harrison, Beatrice, 1892-1965 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85319097

Wikidata: Beatrice Harrison - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q273656

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/2658868

MusicBrainz: Beatrice Harrison - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ba8d0d8b-abfc-45c5-8d50-8cb8be02484a

ISNI: 0000 0000 8082 4296 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000080824296

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/169115

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