The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-31 00:00:00

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PIIILIIARMONIC SOCIETY.

The sixth concert of the season took place last
aitht. The programme (which was as fellows) was of a
very remarkable kind.
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beisetion front the Works of Viietor Balboa ; prrfotmed ander
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Bawd' Italy: Symphony in roter re;te (with Viola printipele W.
Tart "old in the Mountains: Scoter of Ilidenctio:y. Marylon*,
...arch of Pilgrim', aiming the treeing H)trn.
Pert S. eerenade ul • aintunade Cr of the Mourn to hto Miaow*.
fait 4. Souvenir. of (be preadult deters. Owe of tiniest,
The Perim of the 11017 Yanioy. A liceariptico swig by signor
Oaratval. Front an (*abet° in the ancirst sok, entalnd the
" Hien into Y4yp(," the norde and auk by M. &rhea.
Overture. " Iw Onsaval Moamar," befog the Introduction to Act 11.
of the Opera. henvenuto Celoni."
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Verner', .• Kele, Wthe tleerlts" Weber.
M. Belden, having arrived in London tesaperiatend the
preelection et Covent-garden of his opera, Be to
Cellist." the Philharmonic Society, with good feeling and
good judgment, resolved to pay so celebrated& musitiari
tribute of respect, by giving at this concert a selection Iron
his works and requesting him to conduct its performance.
The result must have been very satisfactory, both to N.
Berlioz and the Society. He was welcomed, on his ap-
pear:some in the orchestra, with great cordiality ; his music
was magniticently ezetuted, and received with great sp.
Sanas.
We ka.l oceui in to weak of M. Berlioe's music several
times law season, when some of his compositions
were prodeeed under his own direction, by the
New Philharmonic Society, we then eapremed great
admiration of hie boldoess and originality of thought, has
consummate knowledge of the properties of every inters-
meat of the orchestra, and his wonderful powers of eowibi-
menus, so as to
_produce an endless variety of cow and
striking elects. We have been waren:lnk than eves with
this quality of his genius ; it appears to as that his musical
colouring is match's's—that he is the very Titian of anasi-
etas.. But we still feel that in form be is less easesestal
thee in wiped'''. We cannot trace in his movements that
symmetrical strootare, that reify of design, that oeptianity
of phrase, which we lad is the weeks of the great
sympboaists who have preceded kin. And we
are still leader the impression that the falser
of his instreWestatitie often antoente to plethora ; that he
accumulatee wand upon weed, tin the ear is emsfused by
and actually overwhelmed by their
sometimes

their multipliaty, .
stnagth ; that his mask beeaMee all" of
" mend cad ."
fin that it solo by "sliallbile
Iv. do aet mean these remarks as a Judson* an *s sails
)s. Bathes's work; they are merely the isogignigne ws
feel while it is beak Is our wars. 'there nano* in k
Out is admirable—so snub that is beautifel, ifilnerilegee,
sad expressive! that we are willing to believe that them
parts it it told* Week illiferestly, only require further
r be mahoeSeed mid magsenated.
The wheat of the symphony, called " Harold in Italy,'
may be mothered from the titles of its different parts. It re
entirely deeriptive ; being a series of pictures, supposed
present thewlves is sucomeics to the traveller, when
Millings and reflections are onveyed by a solo part es
the viola, which runs through the piece, and gives
maim to the whole. The idea is very happily and =eel-
body worked out; the viola part is very striking, and its
beauties were well displayed by M. Balaton, who Sag
it in consequesee of the indisposition of Mr. Hill.
part of the symplooey which gave us the greatest pleasure
was the serenade of the mountaineer of the Abruzzi.
It has the wild, rude charaWo of the Calabria&
music, while it Is exquisitely fresh and beautiful.
The part that we liked least was the last mommesit, the
wile of brigands, which, we confess, fairly stunned us with
lie counlication of noises. The " Repose of the Holy
Fast Ur is a pastoral song, in a quaint antique style, and
Witt. a e.ngularly picturesque accompaniment, in which the
torso lis7kse is used with the happiest offset. It was song
by Oarduni, evidently con amore, and was loudly and una-
nimously encored. The overture, "Le Carnaval Rotunda,"
which, by the by, is not an overture, but the introduction
to the second act of " Be to CcUini," is brilliant aid
animist( d ; but it is decidedly theatrical, and will be beard
to more advantage very 5000 at the Royal Italian Opera.
The second part of the concert had, for its great feature,
Beethoven's Symphony in C minor, which was most splen-
didly executed, under Costa'sdirection, and came out in all
its gigantic grandeur. Bottesini's eonoerto in the contra-
beau, was a composition of a very high order ; its imeention
was marvellous, and not more marvellous than beautiful.
It was applauded to the echo. Pischek mug the sir from
Faust with even more than his usual excellence; and the
overture to " The Ruler of the Spirits " was a fitting con-
clusion of a concert of extraordinary interest. The room,
as usual, was crowded.