Charles Hall A Musical Life

Charles Hall 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 A Friend Of The Royal Family And Known As Much As A Pianist And Chamber Musician As A Conductor, In London, Throughout The Country And Abroad, In Addition To Manchester. Robert Beale Presents A Perspective On Hall's Life And Achievement, Constructed Mainly From Primary Sources, Which Serves To Dispel Many Of The Inaccuracies And Omissions That Have Stemmed, To A Great Extent, From Hall's Own Autobiographical Account Of 1896. His Edited Memoirs Omit Much Of The Competition And Controversy, Struggles And Disappointments Of His Career In Manchester, And, Indeed, Hardly Convey The Scope Of His Activities Elsewhere.