The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-15 00:00:00

GLOUCESTER MUSIC MEETING.

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SECOND CONCERT, WEtiNtsoAt EVENING.—The etaieert
of this evening commenced with Mozart's B)mphony, known
in England by the name of " Jupiter," and with %hid" we
wero highly pleased for although we have heard it repeatedly,
there Is a freshness and richness belonging to it that is not
often heard In the eort:nesitiens of Modern days. Willbye's
beautiful madrigal, " flora gaVe mei." deserved an encore ; it
was as perfect as possible for it to be. Then Bathe the eter-
nal " Vivi tu," by Ivanoff. We really cannot see why this
aria should be such a favourite as to be brought forward at
every concert in town and country, as it has been of late years,
by Rubini and IvanofF—we know plenty more effective. Mrs.
A. Shaw swag 013 old. Scotch ballad of " Sandy and Jenny"
with such genuine humour, as to obtain for it a unanimous
encore. The Lao duett by Grisi and Lablzehe was a rich
and racy specimen of comic singing. Labh2che's imitations of
Grisi, in his falsetto voice, convulsed his hearers pith I . ugliter ;
nor was Grist less happy in her imitations of his cad, I.zas.
This also was encored. Hobbs gave Purcell's beautiful song,
" I attempt from Love's sickness to fly," very sweetly ; to our
old-fashioned way of thinking, there is more real music in this
one song than a dozen " Vivi tu's l" Mori's concerto was very
finely played. Mrs. Knyvett sang a song, composed by Miss
Hawes, very effectively. Braham and eablache then gave a
duett from " Belisario" ( Donizetti), in which we cannot say
who sang the loudest, for they both exerted themselves to the
utmost, and were loudly applauded. Madame Grid then
sang an air, with variations, from " La Donna del Lago"
(Rossini).
The Second Part commenced with Mendelsohn's overture
to the " Midsummer Night's D.eam," which was played ex-
ceedingly well. Phillips then sang a song. the poetry of
which was written by Sir W. Raleigh, a few days prior to his
execution in the fifteenth century, and entitled -"The Soul's
Errand." The music wedded to the poetry, by Calcott, who
has acquitted himself in a very creditable manner. This song
was rapturously received and encored.
The attendance, this evening was a little better than the
last, though far from good, the Hall not being more than half
full, and we begin to think the Stewards will become consi-
derable losers should the next day's attendance be as poor as
these have been.

TIMED MORNING, THURSDAY.—This morning's perform-
ances consisted of nearly the whole of Handel's Oratorio of
" Israel in Egypt," with Selections from " The Creation"
( Haydn), and " The Requiem" ( Mozart). 'I he introduction
representing Chaos we never heard better given, the sforzandos
were excellent; Phillips gave the recitative " In the beginning"
very effectively, as also did Hobbs the air " Now vanish."
In the duett " Qual Andante," by Grisi and Mrs. A. Shaw,
Grisi, by some chance or other, got eo.npletely out, This
was a pity, as it is a moat beautiful duett, and is well known
The second part of the performance commenced with
" Israel in Egypt." Hobbs and Knyvect in the opening re-
citative and air were peculiarly happy. The choruses, " And
the children," " He turned their waters," " And he spake the
word," were in excellent keeping. Mrs. A. Shaw sang
" Their land brought forth frogs," in fine style ; the rich tones
of her voice told with great effect. This lady improves ra-
pidly ; her cadence was just such a one as Handel would have
wished. The Hailstone chorus was given with great energy
and force ; the staccato note on the word " Fire" was very
effective. "He sent a thick darkness," was also good. Miss
Birch's recitative, " Hail, holy light," was very sweetly given.
The double choruses " He rebuked the Red Sea," " He led
them through the deep," and " But the waters overwhelmed,"
were given with great precision and effect. The notes were
properly marked, and suited to the emphasis of the words.
In the duett " The Lord is a Man of War," by Phillips and
A. Novello, the difference of voice and style was very appa-
rently displayed, but A. Novello seemed careless about it.
THIRD ♦ND LAST CONCERT, THURSDAY EVENING.—We
were happy on entering the room this evening to notice such a
marked improvement in the attendance, the Hall being
nearly full. The sinfonia in E flat (Mozart) was the open-
ing of this Concert, and most excellently was it played. The
duett by Ivanoff and'Lablache, from the " L'Elisir" of Doni-
zetti, we do not admire, though they gave it finely. Grisi's
aria " Al doce Guidami," from " Anna Bolena," would have
been better if she had not strained after effect so much. Bra-
ham gave the scena from " Oberon" in his best style, and was
long and loudly applauded. Then came a concerto (bassoon)
by Mr. Baumann, which was one of the finest treats it has
ever been our good fortune to hear ; the delicacy, expression,
and fine tone of the instrument was the theme of praise from
both audience and orchestra : this gentleman will prove a great
acquisition to our musical festivals. The duett "Ah mio
Arturo," by Grisi and Ivanoff, seemed to want the stage, to
make the effect of it complete. Mrs. Knyvett's song, " 0
might I but my Patrick love," was sung in good style, and
well received by the audience. The same remark will apply
to Mrs. A. Shaw.
The Concert concluded with " God save the Queen," which
was but coldly received.