Life and Letters of Sir Charles Hallé: Being an Autobiography (1819-1860) with Correspondence and Diaries

by Charles Hallé, C.E. Halle, Sir Charles Hallé

Book Overview

Sir Charles Hall (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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108001823
• ISBN13: 9781108001823
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.5"