Life And Letters Of Sir Charles Hall Being An Autobiography 18191860 With Correspondence And Diaries 1st Edition Charles Hall by Charles Hallé, C. E. Hallé (editor), Marie Hallé (editor) 9781108001823, 1108001823 instant download after payment.

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 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 Hall? Orchestra. In this fascinating book, edited by his son and daughter, Hall?'s autobiography is accompanied by a selection of letters and extracts from his diaries.