The Sun.
London, England, 1815-05-15 00:00:00

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SarartinFtn.bajdes nnTitha
IrEN'S fine Oratorio _Tree oj' Battle
Siifonia, and a -grand selection*f:djn- MOZART*
HANDEL, HAYDN., AItrir,P,ORTOGALLO,
tine CALL+
COTT, a rie. graitc/..(M. S.) Cantata, entitird 'the
,Liberatiet of`Germany, ~with -music by, WINTER,
was'proilneed at this.Theatre,
.Under theable.di-
reetion of Sir GEORGR SMART. ' The words are
translated anti adapted front the German by the
Iitin..DOUGLAS.K/NNA4RD, who, in a Preface,
expresses his anxiety to have it understOod,
that he " makes no pretension to any thing in the
world," except indeed to the patient merit of hay•
ing unresistingly submitted his lines .to befitted to
the nil:sic, at the sovereign will of the proprietor
of this-work, Sir GEORGE SMART, who Could hot
be expected too allow ally,sactifice of the sound of
the original composer to the 4E/me of the trausla..
tor." The soreness betrayed in these prefatory
retuark, will be sympathised in by all those bards
who have ever attempted to do things to some
-tune, and have felt at every turn that the fire of
the poet must not mount in higher &me than
•
tlrtght
rise from the rosin of the fiddlestick, and
that a flee line has as little chance a-gainst aline
shake, as a fine thought has against tvfine crotchet.
—But Mr. KINNAIRD has Ito occasion for apo.
logy, for, in sp.te of the trammels in which
his Muse has made her essay, tie has taken
several happy flights, and his subject is so 'well
and appropriately chosen, that it would shield
bins from censure had he been guilty of a thou.
sand greater errors than any he has committed.
With the exception, however, of Out' praise tor'
having trawlei red thiS effusion of honest German
loyalty and patriotism into the English language,
we are orgy that out commendations must entL
The Cantata 'is desperately long, and the music
w:underttilly heavy. Some of the Recitatives are
very tedious, and Ellett is no relief the Airs or
Cavatinas. The Chorosses wince wore talent...,
An Arioso by BRAHAM was encored ; and the
ing -Recitative; which preceded it, may serve.
as a_specitnen of the 'poetry, as it was also out: of
the-finest musical parts:—
The Dore ot.Peace o'er the earth has' wined
Her flight, and the nations rejoice •he open. ,
The i.t4hty niondrelis preside o'er the getiirkt work,
Deep, in the garden of freedom,

To plant the branch of the olive.

SE”I, MARCONI, DICXONS, BLAND, BRAMAN!,
PYNE., BELLANIY, &c. exerted themselves much
throughout the evening, and received great ap-
plause. We had no conception that MARCONI
could haVe produced so strong an impression .as
she did, by
.her performance, of 1-JANl:sm.'s -Air
from the Messiah, `‘ He was despised." Madame
S'Esst proved herself far better.suited for the Con-
cert-room than the Opera. Our native .Songsters
displayed their known abilities.

toiENT-GArincx."---The Miscellaneous Concert
here,• for the benefit of Messrs. ASHLEY'S, watt
also well attended. BRAHAM and Mrs. SALMON
contributed _their powerful aid. Air. Nrcrtotsokt
accompanied the latter on the flute in a fine Etra-
vura by SACCLUNI, which. was rapturously en•
cored. -The'other parts of the performance' were
in a style that well merited the applause which
they received.