The Sun.
London, England, 1866-06-19 00:00:00

CONCERTS PAST AND TO COME•

Last Monday Miss Agnes Zimmermann gave her
third and last Pianoforte Recital for the season,.
Though " last" it was not " least ;" on the con-
trary, it was full of interest, as may be seen by the
summary we give of the programme :—Fantasia
'4 it,ll
D, Bach ; Rondo, A minor, Mozart; Fugue,
minor, Handel ; Rondo Piacevole, Sterndale Ben-
nett ; Polonaise in A, Chopin ; and—which Was the
piece de resistance of the [morning—a new Sena?:
by G. A. Macfarren, composed expressly for Os:
Zimmermann, and performed by her for the firs"
time. This is not the place to dilate upon the merits
of so well-known a maestro as Mr. Madarrell'
whose success in many other lines of compositi.°l:
has made his name conspicuous among our Engbs
artists—our Bennetts, Benedicts, Moliques, B`e.
suffice it to say that the new sonata was worthy °La
his fame, and that its beauties were interpreted
most worthily by the fair performer. We trust ,
may speedily be published. ut
Alluding once more to Miss Zimmermann, it is
justice to add that her three " Recitals" have been,
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amongst the greatest treats this season has afforde.:"
to the lovers of classical pianoforte music, and ,
bid her farewell with the best wishes for her Nur
success. We have omitted to mention that the pre'
sent recital was enriched by four charming soma
the vocalist being Miss Julia Elton, a young 39
very nice singer. Mr. Walter MacFarren, vih°
conducted on this occasion, gave recently some very
interesting pianoforte performances of his 00 3
illis's Rooms.

A considerable number of the lovers of classical
vocal music were attracted to the performance 00
Friday evening of Cherubini's magnificent Bequiel;
in C minor. This was undertaken by the ``eci.c;
cordia," a new musical society, the object of whip
g
is to give the public an opportunity of llegicor
works of the great masters, hitherto 804°1 _,
never performed. It is well known that °re
Sacred Harmonic and other choral societies 1:;),
only a limited round of compositions which t so
perform year after year, while there is an in' of
quantity of equally fine music they never think.
proposes to remedy this defect, does
bringing forward. A society like the present,
a spirit;
thing, and deserves every support. The perforinario,
took place at the Hanover-square Rooms, and, c 0„•
sidering that it was the society's first public 3,,
pearance, its members may fairly be congrattilai,"ie
on the progress they have made under the
direction of their conductor, Mr. Volckmaull' 5 a
course, in the performance of such a NV orl n
h
uonf dtoehrne,
nwhuiocsucl
insteadbies
dsuivniogdf.e
" Requiem," allowance must be made for the c'b,
thed
et
othermps arnti
coestraightsn
lessons, &c., if not by a sermon, and this wilds ll' ich
much to remove that feeling of monotony I:).ect,
music of this kind, especially on so grave 3
is apt to produce. The accessories, too, 43f a., flea
quiem" in a large church, or cathedral, 1%001
following 1:0;7i ivlc.tql 7e:ecri
hardly be said, count for a good deal in the e'
impression made by the musi
and a fine 111°'c. etg
t of
Besides the " Requiem" of
Mozart's—a second part was added, consist 'polls
secular music—the chief features being,,s;oich
grand choruses from Mozart's " Idol:one°, d pro'
were given with great accuracy and power, an
inter'
duced an immense effect. This part was als°
spersed, as is usual, with some solos and Cillets:l Dlr
former were taken by Miss Annie Cox 330 and
Newton, the latter by Madame De ve`© duct
Miss Alice Clinton, who sung a most effectivllY sr
by Berger, in which they were. enthusiastica_ toe
plauded, and recalled. We shall hope to liell.r,tecito
ladies again. The concert, we had almost oinl_'4oo
say, included HuMmel's Concerto in C,
part being well sustained by Mr. Alfred
of
NATURAL SHERRY. —A large assortmearl C 0,9
samples of what Messrs. H. R. Williams
of Crosby Hall, Bishops ate, terra "Natural Siler'.4ot
recently been submitted fb us. These profess to cuss is 00
Sherries which have not been fortified with spirit" f osidiog
case with most wines of this class. The practice of
spirit is highly objectionable- first, because it gr,nos ;
pairs the flavour of really good and superior aora!os.
second, because it renders them unwholesome I)Yropertiesa
ing digestion and increasing their intoxicatiq P rest 0,
n tP
We have examined these wines with mtO
most pt," Dodo
considerable care. They belong for the ioy of
class of dry or Amontillado Sherries, and theY.t the flr°ol
scribed as light, clean, and mild wines, w.ithooa,su r 0
lit
the brandied wines, and remarkably devoid Inst 006%0
free acid. They are amongst the nicest and 01,05,, of ',.eo
wines that we have tasted for a long time.. P
nd in", the
samples are marked at moderate prices, a ence t
we should feel disposed to give the Prefer rjhe
cheaper kinds.—Lancet. 's'
REPORT OF THE JAMAICA COMMISSI corcol
to
long-looked-for report of the Janlaie_,,jou 0ei5..17,
sioners has been published at last. Tao dics;neci aistu'o
by the commissioners is that there was a jadgra,or
ace by the negroes ; that Mr Eyre acteaconv
tinned iossofoo
in putting it down; that martial law
measures of rAeP:tee 31r;
than was necessary; and that the
weashrous•
to Os
were unnecessarily severe and often barov.dence
Gordon's case, they think there was no lwhich wario't
the charge made against him, and upon
eport• h
th
damned to death. Along with the r ln vible ig
S tOrkS7 Eyre ,r
despatch from Mr. Cardwell to Sir ki.r
finding of the commissioners is aPP:g/.. GordePnertffi'
censured for his conduct in reference ill
grantivglstit,,te
ful
H. Storks is warned to be very cared
ord ere- -of von te
ri
cates under the Indemnity Act, an
&ailitY °' disterb
who wer
sbp.onof the
dyisofe
proceedings against those
• the tanks
s
cruelty and robbery durin,, it will De
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antes. Finally, Mr. Cardwell
hould not roo
on all grounds that Mr. Eyre s
governorship of the island.
ORISON'S
WIIO 8 TOUR DOCTOR ?