The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-19 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACS.

The following programme of the third ermenrt
of the reties, on Saturday last, clered a eeleotion of high
general interest, in addition to features of absolut:
novelty:

•
(huhu., "Cartalen" Sae&oven.
la tit end Aria, "Valve .
&month". (Plang), Mr
Vernon Rigby Goma&
Realt und Alia, ' Dili vied" (Le Nome di Awe)
Madame lturkevdeelt
Pert tic eg. " Felecete.' A. K. Sullivan.
Sy mil yin It Minor (No. 1) Lambert.
Heienede, " Viten the zoom is Wilily Ilic"
Mr. Vernon R 41.),
Overture, " )(Aniline"
Pertione i t tbe Ant Ad ad the mini-bed Opera
i f "Lerelii" ltieleladobn.
1. Ave Marie—llediesee !Ludendorff and TrelAe Chum.
2. Vintage& I 'leave—Tenon and Hamm.
IL Finale—Madame Itudervelorf end atorue.

The Ler(ley selection was appropriately preceded
by the exquisitely graceful 41/Wound overture; which,
although composed for concert performance, was sug-
gested by a hearing of an open, by Conradin Kreutzer,
founded on one of those popular German Mahrehen,
analogous to the romantic Rhine legend on which Men-
delseehu'a proleelad opera was based. The fairy gran • .
and delicacy o et beautiful prelude received full justice
iu the refined performance of Saturday. The "Ave Maria,"
commencing with the choral sopranos (supposed to be sung
in the distance), and responded to by the solo passages
for Lenore, the heroine, simple as it is, conveys a charming
impression of holy calm and pure aspiration. It was very
effectively given, notwithstanding the severe indisposition
of Madame Rudenalorff, who omitted the aria of Mozart,
and for whom an apology was made by Mr. Grove, the
secretary. The "Vintagers' Chorus"—heard on this occasion
for the first time in England—is entirely for mde voices,
tenors and lames. It commences with two bars of
orchestral prelude, in which the drone bass and
the use of the oboes convey a charming effect of
pastoral and testis character. The vend phrases,
given out by the first tenors and first basses in
unison, answered by the other divisions of the choir,
are exquisite in their simple yet fresh moiety,
and the expression of calm thankful exultation in the
hut py results of the Rhenish vintage. The pice t Vero: I
; o gtaatly as to meet with an immediate and general ....all
for its repetition. The arduous solo in the finale was r
by Minimum Itudersdoeff with anearne-d will, in omayitiou
to evident revere indisposition, that was higaiy a tpr,-
siuted by the audience, to prevent whole dinspi, 'int umit
the made this self-sacklike. 'Hie closing p.ntiun 0, Sate.
pregranane has claimed our lint ;tad chief utt •:,
as being the special ~cure of the altlipt4n
ti we of the limed:tag ces were of the
Ili. Vl:ore-Cs re,Ec overtire is full of such heroic ;pal
tine :tern dignity that it might well serve as a preled
the traget'y of Shakspere, although not inteml• u I.y ;
sir fur suck purls/At—having been wratat for
111141113 Ly a Hermon less t, Heinrich t
it it dedicated. Seliuberfs
priclurtil at thece concerts in April lust year, and f illy
noticed by us on that °cc& ion, has centinuml to eieme.
the came . harm en its several repetitions hme. Like tti
finale of Yeadelwohn's &refry, the two movernesute ..1
Evhubeit's graphing, although complete in thaumlvei,
are ri roputnt portions of a work that, if campletest,
would have ranked with its composer's great t 4
profs -
tions. In this, and in the overture of Beethoveu, the very
different characteristics of elevated grandeur awl teal.:
grace wire admirably realised by the excellent per-
iosmance of the orchestra. Mr. Sullivan's purt.
song, performed fur the first time, is a gr.az•!-
hal setting of Moore'. " now sweet the
answer," and was heard with much pie enure, WO I et`elV -1
with considerable applause. In this and in other porti
of the concert, the singing of the Crytetal Pula^a choir
evidenced a continuation of that improvement whi:h wu I
af CT able during last cason; an ova lonel great.:
degree of pinata. however, being 4.41 dositable. Id
Venus Rigby is the air from the garden. mans et Arse
(the violin obligate effuctir thy played by Mr. VI ~:ti
C. Ilins) and in nuliquif s rather graceful bar n is re:y
oril,inal tcureade, sang as Lis weal care an 1 ..7yee
ar.d flirt with the favourable reception which is generally
accorded to him.

PRA MA.