The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-06 00:00:00

THE Et.i'liVES,

TVESDAY ETSNING, MARCH 6, 1866.

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PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

The first concert of the Philharmonic Society's
My-fourth swan took place last 'venlig at the Hanover-
some-room& It consisted of Hobart Schumann's celebrated
eaatata, Paradise and the Peri, now ,performed for the
second time is this oouatry. It will be remembered that it
was produced by the Philharmonic) Society tea years ego.
It formed the Lat concert of the mason of 1866, wham
the priocipal soma° part was smog by Madam Otto

Geldschmidt (Jenny Lied), at whose suggestion, vs
believe, it was brought forward. We may remind
our readers that the words of this cantata are •
German version of the well-known episode in Thomas
Moors's Lalla Bookir, re-translated into English by Mr.
Bartholomew, who, with great skill and judgment, con-
trived to adhere very closely to Moore's own words. The
piece was got up with great care, and admirably performed
under the able direction of Professor fiterndale Bennett ;
bat the result was in some measure • disappointment, and
the reception of the work was not such as to encourage its
repetition. Bet Schumann has, since that thee, become
better keown and more justly appreciated by the English
public ; and the directors of the Philharmonic Society felt
the time had come when a more favourable reception of
Gine of his greatest works might be reasonably expected, and
in thinking so they have judged rightly.
The performance in all respects was excellent. The prin-
cipal singers were Madame Parepa, Miss Rebirth)* Hen-
derson, Miss Emily Pitt, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Whiffet),
and Mr. Lewis Thorned. The chorus wis strong; and complete ;
very great care was bestowed upon the rehearsals,
and a decided success was the result. The
mask was listened to throegbout with earnest
attention ; and the passages most remarkable for
beauty, pathos, poetical imagination, and descriptive effect,
wine applauded with great yet discriminating warmth.
Several ASOTCO2UX, particularly the charming tenor solo and
quartet in the wood part, "The Peri weeps," was encored
with enthusiasm. Madame Parepa's whole performance at
the part of the Peri wee a superb display of vocal power, and
et the same time full of delicacy, tenderness, and feeling;
sad all the other performers did justice to the
beauties of the work and keener to themselves.
W. by no means my that all parts of the
week were equally happy or equally appreciated
by the audience. Schumann appears to have defects,
width still stand in the way of his gnome, in this country
at lout. He is elaborate to a fault, and is apt to bury
beautiful thoughts under • Iced of oompliested harmony
mid redundant instrumentation ; so that his music fatigues
IMO than it delights the ear. But it is found by experience
that faults of this kind are more apparent than real ; that
seeming obscurity, heaviness, and harshness often disappear
as acquaintance. This, we are convinced, is the case with
Robert Schumann's music; the oftener it is heard the more
it will please ; and, therefore, we trust that the Philhar-
monic Society will soon give us another opportunity of
hearing Paradise end the Peri.
The next concert, on the 19th instant, is singularly at-
tractive. Joachim and Clara Schumann p'ay conoertoe ;
Miss Louisa Pyne is the singer ; and the programme in-
eludes Mendelsiohn's Italian Symphony, a quartet of
Haydn, and the overture to Massoiello.

Drama.

DRURY-LAM.

Mr. Phelps is going through a round of his
favourite characters at this theatre. Lest night he played
Richelses—oas of his best personations—and King Lear is
announced for Monday neat.

*parting intelligence.

TATT'EBSALLI3—Mommx.

Notwithstanding the early departure at many of the sub-
scribers foe Liverpool there was a pretty good master at Albert
Gate this afternoon, It being the last day at the legitimate ren-
dezvous before the decision of the Liverpool Grand Nations/
Some important movements took place with regard to some of the
favourites for that event, CertolvW being quite oat of favour,
while Alcibiades took his place at the head of Minsk In the City
in the morning Mr. A ngelte horse wee In great demand, In cone-
' queues of a fresh commission, which was commenced at 10 to,/
and continued until the break up at the Victoria Club,
where he lett off at 7 to 1, taken and offered. L'Africain
was hardly mentioned, and Cortolvin was, as already men-
tioned, In very bad odour. Laura opened at It to 1, but
gushy 11 to 1 wee taken to 601. The feeling of "no onsildence"
In Mistake was unmistakable. No one felt disposed to touch

him, notwithstanding the assurances of his party that Ids chance
less second to none. It was said that some money was sent into
the market in favour of Merrimac, but the extent to which Were
felt Inclined to godid not meet the views or expectations of his
intending backers. Student has at length passed Lord Lyon in
the quotations for the Two Thousand, $ to 1 having been taken to
1001. about Mr. Merry's horse, while'" The, Lyon" was friendless
finally at the same prim. The Derby and other quotations will
be found below :
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11 to 1 Mr. B Bouronet's Lou,., 5 yrs, lilt (t)
100 to $ Baron Von Orootren's Mistake, 6 yrs, 10st 91b(off)
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to
100 to 6 Mr. T. 6) Hughes's Real Jam, aged, 10st (off)
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