The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-10 00:00:00

MONDAY POPULAR CONCLEIS.

The second concert season took place last
►t al SI. James-hall. The programme (which had
vadergone several alterations since is wee brat announced)
was as follows :

Quartet. to B fat, No.lo, for two cloth's, viola,
sod noloiteelio, N. Lotto, Herr L Alas, Mr.
H. U ebb. and U. Patine.
long, - KrAr, thou angry Mom." Mr. haat
LYMoen Beoettiet.
rho &Aber tired: Ulla Pampa
aut=ealia A minor, for Ptanofo.te Solo, Mr
Hal* Mozart,.
Presto Scherzando, Pianoforte, Mr. Morin
/lane.
AU de Bijou: Faust`, Mlle.
Capriccio, t• be trills do Diabir,T.' LoQw Ts:ital.
I.oog, 3111 e. I'areps
Quartet, la D indoor, No. 12, tor two 'donne,
viola, and violoncello. Y. UAW. Ben I
Wee, lr U Webb and H. Panne
Coa,uctor—Ur. Benedict.

La oossequence of the indisposition of Signor /lath, the
permaneutly-engaged violoncello at them concerts, his put
in the two quartets was performed by IM. Paque, who, we
seed scarzely say, proved a moat satisfactory substitute.
Them quartets are masterpieces of their respective authors.
Beethoven's No. 10 comas, in the order of his works, imme-
diately after the three dedicated to Omni liasowmoffsky,
sad was comequeatly writtea at the period when his geniis
had arrived at fall maturity, and had not as yet begun to
feel the influence of decay. It is indeed a perfect work. The
int movement, in which traces of the style of
Mozart are still to be found, breathes throughout
the most enchanting melody, and combines clear sad regular
eonstructioa with complete originality of thought. The
adagio, too, is a delicious Italian song. The rapid, impe-
tuous *therm is a movement in form as well as substance
entirely his own, and of which not a vestige is to be dime-
wired in the works of any previous composer ; and is the
anal allegretto, one of the most lovely themes imaginable
p treated is his most characteristic manner. This, we
1111111“ lay, is the last of Beethoven's Quartets to which we
hates with entire and unmiagled pleasure, for it is
free from the °thrifts and eoceetricities (or what,
at least, waled to be such) which derogate from the purity
mad beauty of his latest works. Spohr's Quartet in D
mime is one of the finest apeoinime of a great musician,
wham name (in respect to this clase at eampositice) is i.•
Prior oily to them of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.
Mozart's Sonata in A minor (No. 10 of M. Halle's edition)
may be regarded as the finest of ell hit compositions for
the pianoforte solo, indeed we are not sure that Beethoven
himself has produced a more highly finished work of art.
It is not only deliciously melodious and graceful
(as Mozart's music never fade to be), but in foram, vigour,
aid inexhaustible richness of invention it may challenge
simparium with any work of its class. M. Halle played it
most admirably—indeed we have never heard him to greater
advantage.

The vocalist. were Mille. Pampa (who is just returned
Irons Germany, where her appestat's= at the principal con-
sorts have hem • IMAM of triumphs) and Mr. Freak
D'Alquee. Mdlle. Pampa had the boldness, can.
eider* the greet state of musical Mate, to
gig m antiquated ditty called " The Soldier
tared of wer's alarms," from • forgotten opera, entitled
Artaserra, by me Dr. Arse, • composer of some °Mahn',
is his day. This she ventured to do, not having the tenors
of modern criticism before her max Bat her temerity did
not meet with its due puoishment ; for this rococo ditty,
tide string of stiff triplet. was received with • degree el sp.
plum which she might well have understood m an encore
Tor our/sivee we are sorry and almost ashamed is
any that we wen delighted ; for lfdlie Pampa sot
wily sang rho air with extraordinary power sad
brilliancy, but gare it expression which the &Magian and
Maras of the oldie time used to give is— hat of exulting
is, and triumph. We cannot help trithisig that our gr-
immer. would Dow and then bring forward some each old
fashioned Wass lbw* are still many " eld elegem '
moss us to who. each • gratification would be • reel act
ef rinuity. Mr. D'Almem is • young man of yemerting
Inleate, who tang Besedires fine air, " Rage, thou angry
dorm," very mach to the astaisetioa el Qs sadistic*.

DRAMA.

DRURY-LANE.

A new farce, from the practised pens of Mews.
W. Balogh sad Halliday, was produced at this home lest
night, ender the title of Mu Heart's in tAe Highlands,
end received with the loudest mirth and applause. It con-
lam bale or no plot, and °sly one scene, and may he re-
garded se a short, komerows burlesque, without puns, of
Ilannie Dundee. The fuss raised by ',pomading two
esekney tourists is the Highlands, shivering in all the
seantiame of Highksd costume, sod pissed im a position
whoa, they have to driak unlimited whiskey, miff =dialled
miff, and am invited to amuse themselves with the gentle
sports of " putting the stomp' end " tensing the caber."
This abeam gives the performers opportunities of indulging
in good pantomimic &Mardian', of which Hz. Hansom who
played the chief cockney tourist, availed himself to the
utmost. His 'Cora to ammo the audience were perfectly
anomodal, and the little sketch, which is a faros of the old-
fashioned order, will doubtless retain it, place is the hills
be easy weeks to some.