The Sun.
London, England, 1835-05-19 00:00:00

VAUXHALL GARDENS.

We
ke, Were last night gratified with a private view of the
Ike and material alterations which the " Royal Property"
ii htklergone since the close of last season. The Rotunda`aspet. re- i
decorated in a new and tasteful style, in which
,ipt,y4of which the ornamental part is entirely composed)
fftr 1 to novel purposes, inasmuch as Corinthian columns
lar„ttod-trn„ ati of that material. Two excellent views are here
‘keead, which do great credit to the pictorial skill of Mr.
MDR The first represents a faithful portraiture of the town
,'gay °t„../er, its harbour, and castle, at sunset, as seen at mid-
'ate -"ra Calais which is the subject of the second, a
e •
tcatoepi 'penlight. In the theatre, where the ballet was.
ZtailtioYiirepresented, a splendid view of Amsterdam and its
-vs•iii • -se are exhibited ; and at the end of the long walk a
"Iktov star, supported on either side by gladiators, after
aotA-6 The Apollo Belvidere enlightens the dark walk
irn. to the hermit of old, who is replaced by a new one ;
attet r Poor Exile" of St. Helena is on the forlorn look-
. " top
f the southern avenue. The Pavilion has been
erilbelli Po •
ote„... s in a most splendid manner, after designs from
for au, and will be differently and more conveniently arranged
,I!or;ltiirthments than it has heretofore been. The Fete of
N oil 8' the concluding scene of all this most eventful
nisen Premises greatly for the attractions of the coming

MR. MORI'S CONCERT.

tliel Mori held his Annual Concert on Friday evening-, at
Ntsisreat Concert Rooms, King's Theatre. The programme,
to twenty-five,
of an inordinate number of pieces, no less indeed
ietrenty-five, attracted a numerous audience, the greater
.11 of which, we much suspect, had but a slight know-
Cett;) and took but little interest in what was performed. The
of j,,eittt: opened with the new grand characteristic Sinfonia
1,8 Spohr which was introduced to the musical ama-
ivoue, this country, for the first time, at the Philharmonic
litith—,,tts of this season. It was on this occasion curtailed of its
tle;,'". Portions, cut up into two movements, and but indifferently
Itilfttieti- The orchestra gentlemen appeared to be either
ii,ki II or innocently ignorant of the composer's intentions,
lele,an% Mori took care that the audience should know still
by abstaining from subjoining to the programme for the
teliqrg the usual explanatory matter prefixed to this corn-
_.,V ( °II.' Mr. Moscheles performed Hummel's Rondo in
aitlll,, 4-'e Retour a Londres,") in a manner at once asto-
kriit and delightful, and from his hands so many hidden
Its ;and beauties were discoverable, that it came upon
14%11 all the charms of novelty. A fantasia for the
11,0;i claiming considerable pretensions to merit, the corn-
ZI of the celebrated • Nicholson, was entrusted to
the -g pupil of that gentleman, a Master Richardson.
odicovements abound in the most unimaginable and unheard
oeulties, and the youthful candidate for distinction got
et 111-16 them in a manner which reflected the highest credit
414 abilities and industry. Lablache again delighted the
ke nee with his wonderful performance of the extraordinary
ten lA of Mephistopheles from the Faust of Spohr, and
to 4 with Tarnburini the comic duet ' Un segreto d' impor-
Ithicab''' froof La Cenerentola of Rossini, a composition
Zn A,°Pens veinr similarly to the introductory scene in the
4dtle specimens
di Figaro of Mozart, and is one of the most favour-
the A- Icirnens of Rossini's ~1-enius. Rubini's performance of
kid Telaida of Beethoven -was highly finished and effective,
teritoaracterized by great feeling, purity, and a perfect con-
is riOn of the beautiful ideas of the composer. Miss Masson
of Zeclttal to the task of doing justice to the great song
ozart from the La Clemenza di Tito of thai
miter'_'eztie_ and we only mention it to remember Willman's
to, tilsite performance of the obligato accompaniment
the t° eorno basetto. If Madame Stockhausen will look into
pitttst act of Der Akhymist of Spohr, she will find the
ntehe lig, ° she sings exquisitely arranged with a chorus and
Wilk:4la accompaniment. It occurs in the ballet scene
tile tames place in the palace of Don Ramiro, and is one of
si4rtost elegant movements we are acquainted with.. The
grioncluoafnthis lady with Grisi and Begrez, ta the trio from the
of Mozart, was all that could be desired. Grisi,
dietr, ..°lll', Brambilla, Ivanboff, and a host of artists came
_obe-
1104._n‘othe command of the enchanter ; and a detail of the
Afe;:ris)tecal absurdities of such Irxiteis as Donizetti,
dellini,
Leaders, time; S'., would take up too inucii of °I-1r 0w.111.:,n
1r
'ed if but we really hope we may never age... 11° -
Ith t 14,4
skyrocket cadenzas attached to that dull rice

of inanity, the " Oh nume benefico," from the Gazza Ladra
of Rossini. Mr. Mai performed the ninth concerto of -Spohr
(op. 70), omitting the movement in E minor, which is the best
of the three. His performance is characterized by a defiance of
all difficulties, and the brilliancy and strengh of his bow hand is
beyond praise. But, alas he is utterly destitute of feeling, and
fiddles the music of Louis Spohr as he would that of Mayseder, or
any other writer of that calibre. He introduced also a new fan-
tasia for the violin, described as his own composition, embracing
an olla podrida from the Operas of Il Pirata, Robert le
Diable and La Cenerentola, and appearing under the
sonorous and fashionable appellation of " Souvenir de Paris,
Milan, et Londres." There is certainly no 53 mpathetic feeling
between the " Le Retour a Londres" of Hummel and the
" Souvenir de Londres" of Mr. Mori; these writers, happily
for the credit of the first, have no one idea in common. Mr.
Mori's Fantasia was a tissue of variations upon the "Tu Ve-
drai" of Bellini, the " Non piu Mesta" of Rossini, and the
" Drinking Song," from Robert le Diable. The only at-
tempt at harmony was in the coda towards the close, and such,
as we trust no pupil from Tenterden- street will imitate. In
sheer fiddling Mori need not fear Spohr or De Beriot, but in
all other respects he is their inferior, and we regret that the
imperfect system of musical education which unfortunately ob-
tains in this country should have done so little for this gentle-
man, great and varied as is the talent which he undoubtedly
possesses.