Life and letters of Sir Charles Hallé : being an autobiography (1819-1860) with correspondence and diaries
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Life and letters of Sir Charles Hallé : being an autobiography (1819-1860) with correspondence and diaries
（Cambridge library collection, . Music）
Cambridge University Press, 2009
- : pbk
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"This digitally printed version 2009"--T.p. verso
Facsim. of ed. published: London : Smith, Elder, 1896
"List of works, with the number of times they were performed at Sir Charles Hallé's concerts at the Free Trade Hall, Manchester ... 1858-1895": p. 407-426
Includes index
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Description
Sir Charles Halle (1819-95) was a German pianist and conductor. At the age of 17 he moved to Paris, where he spent twelve years studying and performing, while moving in circles which included Berlioz, Chopin, Liszt, de Musset and George Sand. In the revolutionary year 1848 he moved to London, where he initiated a series of piano recitals, playing first in his own home and later in St James's Hall, among which he gave the first performance in England of the complete Beethoven piano sonatas. In 1849 he moved to Manchester, and after forming an orchestra for a one-off event in 1857, he began to give regular concerts with it, and conducted it until his death: it is now the world-famous Halle Orchestra. In this fascinating book, edited by his son and daughter, Halle's autobiography is accompanied by a selection of letters and extracts from his diaries.
Table of Contents
- 1. Early years: Hagen, Darmstadt and Paris: 1819-1838
- 2. Life in Paris: 1838-1848
- 3. Life and labours in Manchester and London: 1848-1866
- 4. Postscript: 1865-1895
- Diaries and notes of travel
- Appendices
- Index.
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