The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-29 00:00:00

MUSIC.

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.
The second concert of the season took plate last
sight. The persons was as Wens:

PAM I.

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Deem, roir dem Frew/die Madame Vlszdotaud
Um Fames (Faust)
Concerto la D tales, Mernkrte, Yadams Beni
!labia:Daus
Arta at Bravura, went." Nadsiss 'Duda
(Britatudeo) .
Overture (Jeseasda) bpoo/.
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PAIS' U.

I elleoata Pastorals . —
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Orators (Answers) Cast tabIAL
Coaduatar—Praferaar Staradals Dassatt.
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It will be evident from the *entente of this careen that
though it was most esc-Ilent and seceelefel, it affords little
room for perticalsr remark. It is as opaa so the Phil-
horologist Concerts have generally boon to the oft-
repeated complaint, want of novelty--a complaint which
we have repeatedly Car sad of. Whoa those who make it
shall be able to point out any now symphony, overture, or
mace rto, sufficient to be a compensation to the audience for
the loss of say of the masterpieces inolndod in the above
programme, then we will ►dmit that the complaint has some
fosadatios. In feet, Us* Philharmonic Society have ire-
°neatly made the experiment; but how often has its atom.
been sash es to encourage its repotition ? There is, how-
ever, another sort of aovelty, shish eoneiots in the revival
of to-gotten works of great masters, and which might be
mon sought for by tte Philhannoale tiockty as well se
other esencerOgivers. Bet them revived novelties eaanot be
orithestral pieeee, bowsaw composition for a great orchestra
is a modern art, which does not date beyond the
days of Haydn. At this concert, there woe ass
of thole aovolties whisk ought to he mon froquestly
met with—the bravura air from the Britannic° of Grass,
the celebrated chapel-master to Frederick the Greet •
ksodnd peon ago. For the revival of this forgottsa mor-
alist we ars indebted to Madame Viardot, by whom it was
sang. It babas's to the pan of Agrippina, the mother of
the Emperor Nero, and is an °wham of the beta and foot
wbkh she felt towards Imo atrocious sow. It is a grand old
wig, is • style that is now quota& sad &stigmata!, Wag
full of roalades sad divisions of 'sermons dillealty, by'
whisk, however, violent sad impetuous peados is 'trimly
espresso!. Madame Via:dot's ozeestion was nothiag less
than marvellous—it was a specimen of um finished vooali-

einem of the belies school which is rarely met with smog
the liaises of the priming day. Its effect on the sadist:ea
was shows by the warmth of their apples's.
The great orchestral pieces were perfectly well played.
Mr. Beasstes skill sad jedgmeat were shown by the jest
time is which every movement was given, and by the way
is whisk every delicacy of affect and ezpression was
beemmitst out. There la the best p naible aadontaading be-
tween the conductor aid the baud ; they ere most careful
sad attesters to all his derechoes ; aid WIMI this is the
caw, the execution Is sate to be satisfactory. Welters,
more fully mijoyed the affect of Mesart's stead end
stamina flysepboey la G minor. Its lovely mh►set and
trio ware vehemently eacored. The n Pastorale " was
equally delightfal ; it wee fell of beauty sad aural
fresbaesa

Madame Eishaataaa's performanee of Mandelesebn's
Concerto war, if possible, even leer this her playieg of
Beethoven's Ceaserto at the previous smarm The
beauties of ter szseutics are lot to be dieseribed ; we out
uy that, save by Miradelesoba himself, we ham aster
heard his chef grown se exquisitely perforated. Bbe was
Extend to with breetbleseesteum4a, sad orucluded amid
peals of applause Iron all parts of the ram.
All the vocal mule was excellent flpobr'e fine duet
frost Foust was eseelleatly swig, sad Formes gave great
effect ti the great bars meg trees the Seritglio. The room
was crowded to the darn.