Guilhermina Suggia belongs to the musical record as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.
The record lists Guilhermina Suggia as Portuguese musician.
Guilhermina Suggia was born at Porto in 1885. Her recorded nationality is Portugal. She trained at University of Music and Theatre Leipzig.
Recording arrived in this generation and changed everything: a performance could now outlive the performer.
She worked as cellist.
The instruments recorded are cello.
Her work is classed as classical music.
Music outlives its context more reliably than any other art, and usually for reasons its makers did not predict.
Recognition followed: Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword and Grand Officer of the Military Order of Christ.
That the work came out of Portugal shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Guilhermina Suggia died in 1950, aged 65. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.
Achievements
- Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
- Grand Officer of the Military Order of Christ
- Instruments: cello
- Genres: classical music
