Beatrice Harrison

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
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 November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105138.

Harrison, Beatrice. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105138.

"Harrison, Beatrice." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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