The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-14 00:00:00

MR. HUME'S CONCERT.

On Wednesday morning this accomplished ceeli
poser and brilliant instrumentalist gave his sunua
concert at St. James's-hall, on which occasion one
of the largest audiences of the season was attracted
to the great hall by the brilliant programme issued
by Mr. Kuhe. The vocalists comprised
Christine Nilsson, Mdlle. Sinico, Mdlle.
Madame Trebelli, Madame Saintou Dolby, Sig,°,,ar
Mongini, Herr Reichardt, Signor Gardoni,
Mohler, Signor Gassier, Signor Foli, Herr Rokita
sky, Signor Pandolfini, and Mr. Sa.utley ; and th
instrumentalists were—Violin : Herr Leopold Auer'
Engel;
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With such an array of talent it was not Sur,:
prising to see the programme a lengthy one,
but the audience were 'so delighted with each o`f
the vocal and instrumental pieces, that, with
few exceptions, the entire company remained until
the conclusion of the concert. The programme
commenced : :
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commenced with Verdi's quartette "E scherzo el e
follia," from the Ballo in Marschera, by I\ladanle
Trebelli, Signors Gassier, Reichardt, and Foli,
which was followed by Schubert's splendid song
" The Wanderer," sung with the greatest taste by
Signor Foli. Signor Gardoni then gave one of his
sweetest airs, "L'lmpossibile," with all that fervour
which has rendered him one of the greatest favour-
ites in the concert room. Mr. Santley, of
course, won immense applause by his singing
of Blumenthal's song, " Sweet is true love," and
Mdlle. Liebhart charmed the audience with Abt's
song, " Cuckoo." The appearance of Mdlle. Nils-
son, led forward by Mr. Benedict, was the signal
for the most enthusiastic applause, and her singing
of two of her native Swedish songs quite enraptured
the aristocratic assembly. Mdme. Sinico sang "Deli
vieni, non tardar," from the " Marriage of Figaro,
with the utmost skill, and Mr. Tom nobler gave
Balfe's romance, " Si to savais," with much taste,
and feeling. Mongini gave a brilliant exposition 01
the quality and power of his voice in an aria from
Donizetti's "Don Sebastian ;" and Herr Rokitanski
also availed himself of an aria from E toile de
Nord" for a similar display. Herr Reichardt sang 3
new song of his own composing, "Tell me it is net
so," very tastefully, but it was not equal to his
former efforts either for melody or effect. Paseip,g
the other vocal pieces, all of which were excellently
sung, we come to the instrumental part of the cony
cert, the greatest feature of which were the pet
formances of Mr. Kuhe. The pieces he selecte
were three solo pieces of his own compositien
namely," Illustration de l'Afric,aine," " Tarantella,
" La Piquaute," Valse Impromptu, a Nocturne
Chopin, and a duo for pianoforte and violin, "a
Beethoven, with M. Auer. The first-named Piec,i
was a splendid performance, and elicited unbound;
applause ; it showed most unmistakably the conl2l.eala
control of the instrument, and at the sara° eft
finely exhibited the splendid touch and powerful
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hand of Mr. Kull& 'lhe audience were enthusias,
ain their applause, and none more so than Was at
of our greatest London entertainers, himself 3 great
performer on the pianoforte, who was preseiun;)
the concert, and who seemed to enjoy and
preciate the playing of M. Kuhe to the utin();bo
" The Tarantella" was a piece wonderful for 0,
rapidity of its execution, and the valse was a charitir.
ing composition. Herr Engel's solo on the, h 'for
monium " Home, sweet home," was remarkall'e
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the peculiarity of the accompaniment to the
and Signor Piatti's violoncello was irreproche
et,
good. M. Auer, the violinist, is a very skilful red
former, and in one of Paganini's Caprices F3ll°,ties
how successfully he had conquered the ditfictil
of his instrument. Mr. Benedict, M. Arditti, the
M. Ganz accompanied the vocalists with ea..
greatest skill, precision, and effect, the former g jt
tleman officiating for Mdlle. Nilsson with the niu,
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exquisite taste and the utmost expression• et
concert was one of the most successful that has
taken place this season.

ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILW;;,/
—Yesterday afternoon a Great Western engine Pr°c°°"l7:-
outwards ran off the rails lx)tween the Paddington ttem
minus and Westbourno-park, embedding its wheels
nd the
ground. Comparatively trifling injury was done, a
traffic of the line was but little interrupted.
THINGS WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT BE BELTEIriI'EII.
—The gentleman who informed the public that her ital+
jesty had given half a million for a Convalescent s
sends °w-
and Mr. Chaplin £12,000 to Lincoln Cathedral,
few more paragraphs which may be relied upon as 3r, a
rate. Mr. Johu Hubbard, M.P. for Buckingham, 1135g,„%e0f
Mr. Spurgeon£so,ooo to build a new chapel on the 5-
Knightsbridge Barracks. Miss Burdett Coutts has gi`ce,
Mr. Strange £lO,OOO to alter the Alhambra, so that t'bi
Lord Chamberlain may licence it as a theatre. Mr'
13rig,,a
announces his intention to found a gold cup for
Derby, which will b 3 a valuable addition to the stakes. 3•L'r
Peabody has sent hor Majesty a million dollars, ill '°lll—.
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that she may give the s.,ilt.an a h6spitabla receptioll'
Echoes from the Club.