Charles Hallé

Charles Hallé was one of the leading musicians of the nineteenth century and intimate with almost all of the great composers and performers of his time as well as the Royal family. He was also known as a pianist, chamber musician and conductor, in London, throughout the country and abroad. Robert Beale presents a new perspective on Hallé's life and achievement, constructed mainly from primary sources, which serves to dispel many of the inaccuracies and omissions about his life and work.

Robert Beale

Contents: Foreword, Mark Elder; Preface; Introduction; The making of a musician; The new man in Manchester; Interlude: the Hallé-Loder opera season of 1854; An orchestra created; The uphill struggle; Interlude: Hallé's London opera season 1860-61; The tradition begins; Famine and feast; The golden years; The last decade; Hallé's business model and methods; Epilogue: an appreciation of Hallé as a person; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.