The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-12 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE CONCERT!.

The " Saturday Coseirte" at the Crystal Palace
have certainly improved of Wein quality; sad Oa improve-
atent, we incline to think, la mainly owing to the Improve-
meat of the locality in which they are held. The oastort-
room (as It may be called) is now, what It wen not before,
advantageous for mtudosl sound, the tones of the mime sad
instruments being audible with conetdersble Motto:tom is
every part of it; it is cepablo, too, of sooommodating
fortably • large audience, who are not disturbed as formerly
by the none and bustle of • multitude of metier people,
Herr Manna, the obi* conductor, is thus to a condition to
cemoult his sound and cl•edosl taste in the selection of
the music, now that it can to listened to by a quiet end
attentive audience.

The concert of Saturday last ores in all respects en nail.
lent one. It derived a peculiar interest from the periormseea,
for the first time in this country, of • great orchestral work
of the oelebrated Robert Schuman, • composer who, not_
withMasdlng him high a:attuned repetitive, is only begin.
Wag es he known sad appreciated in Ranked. This was his
symphony In PI fat, written •during the best end happiest
period of his short life, end, we believe, regarded in Osramay
as his rsesterplem It was tried, if we remember rightly, •
geed may years ago, at a rehearsal of the Philharmonio
Soddy under Coatis direction, bat was not brought before
the public. Such • result, ws are convinced, would not
happen now ; and indeed the Philharmonic Sudety owe It es
themselves as well as to the gory of Robert Lichnisamt to
bring forward either this or sums other of his orchestral
works.

The other orchestral pieces were Weber's 'meilotion d la
nu.., arranged by Berlins, sad Mendelssohn's Overture to
Rey Bloc. Beelbis arrangement is exceedingly skilful ; but
we bare always thought that the skill is thrown sway. The
/ovate:soft d lalie is esmsntially plant:darts made; sad
we weld muck rather hoar it from tho light and *lamb
lagers of Arabella Goddard than with all dm operas axe-
birthed at M. Berlioz. htendalmohn's overtax*, as all the
world knows, is a cAd tremors. Herr Mare has an ex-
What bead, mad ample jostles wee dose to the tweesetral
pieces. Arabella Goddard played Hummers lientle Drilling
to A major, sad Thalbseg's fantasia ou a theme Irma Mai it
Spiny. Her receptiou was as enthusiastic as lona
The ringer was Hiss Pampa, who is now the wail star of
every mareet. She mug Wallace'. some, "Hops In
Sonow," Mi 11... Carolina, " Oh, bright were my videos,"
Vietorisi, sad as Italia air by Mary.
It Is sanowneed, wo observe, that M. Betake sag
"Malmo &Wm Dolby" will appear ea Seta gay next, it I
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of the petals with coup sit sad the 11.011•111,of
waders wookrossehio sad 111.41dik. The osilitities will
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metal. Pottery, sod p 1; lochs highs. as usurissourir e..
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