A Cello & Nightingale Duet
|12:12 UK time, Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Robert Seatter, the Head of BBC History has written a fascinating post on the About the BBC blog about an unusual musical anniversary. 19 May 1924 was the first day radio listeners heard cellist Beatrice Harrison playing while nightingales sang, live from a Surrey garden.
You can hear their collaboration below:
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