Mrs Charles Halle in England - mid 19th Century
from Life and letters of Sir Charles Hallé; being an autobiography (1819-1860) , page 147:
My father [Charles Halle] had always the greatest respect for his audiences, of whatever sort they might be, and never gave them anything but the very best at his command, whether it was his own playing or the performance of his orchestra. My mother used to relate how on one occasion, soon after his arrival in England, he and Ernst the violinist, with whom he was touring in the provinces, arrived at a small town where amateurs of music were so few that scarce a dozen persons had assembled to hear them. From the artists' room they could see how small was the audience, and … more >>
Charles Halle, and Marie Hallé and Charles E Halle (ed.), Life and letters of Sir Charles Hallé; being an autobiography (1819-1860) (London, 1896), p. 147. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1427812468628 accessed: 12 December, 2024
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Listening to
hide composersconcert music | performed by Charles Halle, Ernst |
Experience Information
Date/Time | mid 19th Century |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |