Charles Halle: a musical life

January 2008 sees the 150th anniversary of the Hallé Concerts in Manchester, and this work is a timely examination of the life of its founder, Sir Charles Hallé, to whom Manchester and indeed music itself owe so much.

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Main Author: Beale, Robert (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Aldershot [u.a.] Ashgate 2007
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:January 2008 sees the 150th anniversary of the Hallé Concerts in Manchester, and this work is a timely examination of the life of its founder, Sir Charles Hallé, to whom Manchester and indeed music itself owe so much.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index
The making of a musician -- The new man in Manchester ; Interlude : the Halle-Loder opera season of 1854 -- An orchestra created -- The uphill struggle ; Interlude : Halle's London opera season 1860-61 -- The tradition begins -- Famine and feast -- The golden years -- The last decade -- Halle's business model and methods -- Epilogue : an appreciation of Halle as a person
Physical Description:XVII, 278 S. Ill.

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