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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.

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United Kingdom
Born
December 9th, 1892
Died
March 10th, 1965
Labels
EMI Classics
EMI Angel
Last updated: November 6th, 2018

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