The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-10-11 00:00:00

EVERTING'S CONCERT.

The concert last evening was excessively crowded. Towards
afternoon tickets for the performance began to be in demand,
and we have heard of double prices having been offered even
for gallery tickets. Tickets for the reserved and unreserved
seats were unobtainable long before the time of closing phe sale,
and it is said as many as 700 persons were turned away, for
whom there was not room. As it was, a great number of tickets
were sold more than had at fist been determined upon. The
unreserved seats were full as early as seven o'clock. It was
truly a brilliant sight whe❑ the whole of the company had got
seated. Such a galaxy of beauty and fashion hat been rarely
witnessed.

The neatness and Grecian style of finish of the orchestra,
the warmth of colour which the crimson cloth linnings of the
seats gave to all, and the immense and gaily dressed mass of
human beings, all sparkling with joy and sprightliness, placed
in amphitheatre style, tier above tier, and crowded to the very
ceiling.—when seen in front, formed a magnificent spectacle.
It is hardly possible to have a more suitably adapted building
for such a purpose than the amphitheatre. c •
It will be seen from the subjoined progranitne,Jhat the in-
tended musical treat for the evening
was bighlf, practive, and
more particularly the second part, which „a,irdection of a
more popular character ; subjoined is a syllable: -.
Conductor, Sir George Smart —Leader°
f the Band, Mr. Loden.
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PART I.

. A':so.... Haydn.
Sinfonia (No 8) ....................
Air, Mrs. A. Shaw, " Gia del gauge," (Soladin ).E..
1.
,IVixottitsc,rtic
iaanjni..d
Trio, Mrs. Wood, Miss Birch, and Mr.. H. Phillips, .
" Take heart, Env Son." • • • •(Fiddin)
Scena, Mr. Braham,•"o 'tie a glorious sight," (Oberon)
DDitatelottgoso,
moria,"• ... (La Gazza Ladra)
Aria, m
oaßAn:
roar :mai.; ilnbVr°e dl, Caradori)ra Fluted Allan,lfrs
a. n` A.
0 caSimaleai per‘o,vni,
and Willman
Quartetti.l‘plrisiiiiNiVrood2ll%,lor
t\hVe.elairnlyyvue,t.: „Messrs
stit... Rochelle)ot. . Bochsa.
` . 1..1 . 'l.'ancredi," Aladame Caradori
Air, (M. S.) Mr. IL Phillips, "The' .61 ... •.... .......... Balfe.
Concerto Violin, M. Ole Bull
M. Ole Bull.
Finale(foietlglee (1):ii
Allan, Miss Birch, Mrs \
Ben-
nett, H. Philli and . Voorl Messsrs. Braham,
Ps, Chorea, "Clef! the ((mei." Robsini
PART 11. •
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Overture, to " Fidelio " : ----
--.
' Beethoven.
New air, Mrs. Woods ".The Mermaid's Cave.".... „C. Horn.
Duetto, Madame Caradoti A litin Old Mr. H. Phillips,
" Di caprieci." (Coradino) .'.. Rossini.
Cavantin4, ,dr. Beunett, 4‘ Si nella tunaba," (II Bravo)
.. Nlarliam,

Extemporary-ous duet. Capon any givm,i themes)
Ilaq, M. Bocksa, and Violiti;jVl. Oleßull

Reeit. ai d ir, 'Mrs. W. Knvvett, " Auld Robin Gray,"
..The Rev. it. Leeves
Duet, Messrs. Braham and Phillips, "The Butterfly"
..J. B. Sate
Scotch ballad, Madame Ca radori Allan, " Coming through th

Rye."
Chorus or prisoners, " 0 what delight." The solo parts by
Alessrs. Bennett and E. Taylor. (Fitieiio) .. Beethoven
Scans, Mrs. Wood, Nom the Finale •. La Donna del Lag.o."
..R .ssini.

Finale ..God save the King.
The concert opened with Haydn's sinfonia (No. 8). It is a
sweet and flowing composition, of a Maestoso character. The
piano and legato movements are exceedingly sweet. The solo
part on the violin, executed by Mr. Loder, was very sweetly
played. It was cfreeted with a general burst of clappingof
hands. - The concluding fugue was executed with great pre.
cision and effect.
An Italian air, by Mrs. A. Shaw, "Gia del gange," by %Toe-
caj, followed. At the commencement she was rather husky
and devoid of power. The tine rich tenor tone of her voice was
here very distinguishable. It was however sung with not much
spirit. This style of music is rarely pleasing to an English
male audience, especially by an English singer; it requires
lire and energy. She was slightly applauded.
In the trio whicti followed from Beethoven, the audience
were once more apparently doomed to disappointment. Madame
Cal ailori Allan, who along with Miss Birch and Mr. H. Phil-
lips, was announced to appear, was not at her post, and it was
surmised she was ill. Her place, however, was most ably filled
by Mrs. Wood. The piece, which Was taken from Beethoven's
kidelio, " Take heart my Son," was sung in good taste but
went tamely off.
A scenct from Weber's Oberon, "0 'Hs a glorious sight,"
followed, by the veteran Braham. He commenced rather flat,
but shortly recovered his tone. It was, however, but the
wreck of bye-gone days, and a failing- of voice was in many
parts perceptible, especially in the bravura in the last line,
" Swell the so ig. of victory."
A duetto tram `• La Gam Ladra," by. Mrs Wool and Mrs.
A. Shaw, followed. The execution of Mrs. Wood was truly
surprising ; she appeared endeavoirring to find out new beau-
ties and new diffi- ulties with which to try hi,r wonderful com-
mand of voice. It seemed to deport itself in luxuriant can-
tons ss. The more solid musical voice of Mrs. Shaw contrasted.
finely with time rapid and florid execution of Mrs. Wood. • Ilea
run down the chromatic scale in the solo in the first part was
astonish viz; each particular semi4one was as individually dis-
tinct as ;f slowly and separai el:: enunciated. This surprising
effort was loudly applauded. Mrs. Shaw appears to want ani-
mation.

In the aria from " La Sonambula," by Bellini, Madame Ca-
radm i made her appearance, as announced, and was greeted
with loud applause. She sung with greater spirit than her ap-
pear;:nce •sould lead the spectator to suppose, for she is evidently
unwell. The execution of this aria was brilliant in the extreme.
She introduced a most lovely shake into the second line of the
second men " Natura non brillo," which almost electrified the
audience. It was greeted with a suppressed applause, which
could nut I e entirely restrained. We were prepared to award
the palm of the evening hitherto to Mrs. Wood, but the surpas-
s'ng beauty of execution, and clear, brilliant tone rendered this
aria a perfect gi m. At its conclusion it was greeted with a
s'otm of applause, and 'an attempt was made to encore it ; hut
it was very proveriy, immediately hissed down. The pale face
of Madame Caradori claimed some compassion ; and it would
have been the height of cruelty to force an encore of a piece
requiring so much energy.
Succeeding this piece was a dialog° brilliance for the flute and
clariunet, the music by Bochsa, which was executed by Messrs.
Nicholson and W;llman. It would be superfluous in us to Ili-
late on the exec 1 ucies of Nicholson as a flute-player; his
merits are too we I known. The duet was brilliantly performed
aid exceedingly sso et. The execution on both instruments
was surprising. Neither instruments, however, are very great
favourites of ours; for. however sweet, both are imperfect, and
a perfection may he a'tained on them beyond which the player
cannot attain. Notwithstanding the excellence of the perform-
ers, the b,owing was occasionally very audible, and by its hiss-
ing noise destroying the finish of the tone. But this is the fault
of these instruments. The duet was loudly applauded. A
quartet from Bale's " Siege of Rochelle "- followed by Mrs.
Wood, Mrs. W. Knyvett, and Messrs. E. Taylor and H. Phil-
lips. " Hark! the matiu bells are chiming," was given by
Mrs. Wood with charming effect. A faint attempt at encore
Was got up, but did not succeed. Griesbach's air, "The mild
wife"' was now sung by Mr. H. Phillips. It was sung wilh
much pleasing humour and in very good taste, and met with au
almost unanimous encore. The verse—

" Now she talks and she sings of old times,
When naehody's bye to hear,
And sometimes the mild body laughs,
And sometimes she drops a tear,"
was sung with rich humour. Ills voice was even and musical
throughout.
The great attraction of the evening was M. Ole Bull's
violin concerto. He was loudly greeted on making his bow ;
his youthful appearance would hardly give procnise of his ex•
traordivary powers. He commenced with a most splendid
movement on the double stop. The brilliancy and qoa-
litv of his tone was truly wonderful. It is hardly possible
to depict the alternate surprise, wonder, and delight of the au-
dience as they listened to his astonishing feats on this most
difficult instrument • but which none appeared to. appreciate
more than the orchestra who knew those difficulties. - As he
produced his splendid tremolo on the dth string, the audience
appeared moved to sympathy. On striking the 3rd, sth, and
octave above octave on the harmonics, the audience smiled
with delight and surprise. His beautiful harmonics on the
double stop set them silent in astonishment, whilst his extra,
ordinary execution left them wrapt in wonder that sweet sounds
could be so rapidly and distinctly diffused. But it is
vain to attempt a description. As the exquisitely beauti-
ful tones floated through the concert-room, they were
received with a breathless suspense. His perfortnaoce was
not distinguished by any of the tricks of... Paganini, which
used to tell so well in a mixed audience, but which, as
sound music, are worthiess, and his execution and tone, we
think, nearly equalled that master—that immortalizer of Ore-
moni. At the conclusion, he was justly rewarded with an una-
nimous "bravo." An attempt ou the part of the gallery to
get up an encore, was immediately hushed. 'the finale to the
first act of " Tancredi" followed by Madame Caradori Allan,
Miss Birch, Mrs. Wood, and Messrs. Braham, Bennett, and
H. Phillips, and chorus. It is difficult in this cantata to par-
ticularize. It was, however, well sung, and went off with
Tins concluded the first part of the performance.
T second part commenced with Beethoven's overture to
" winch was played with great precision.
Mrs. Wood next came on, to sing Mr. C. Horn's new air,
`• Toe Mariner's Cave." This was an air suiting Mrs. Wood's
style, and was very sweetly sung, but was not in itself anything
extraordinary beyond a mere simple melody. It obtained,'
however, an encore, which wes readily complied with.
The air whi,l) followed wits a Duetto, from Rossini, by Ma-
dame Caradori Allan and Mr. H. Phillips. It was sung in tine"
style; Cill4ilUn sums ith spirit, and ber execution was brilliant.
Phillips sung in a manly and. ricik tone. The lively mannerism
of the piece was also well managed.

Mr. •Bennett sung the nexCcavatina, from II Bravo, " Se
nella tomba," by Mai liana, well. He has a vutics of much
sweetness and power. There is a want, however, of becoming
mudesty—a self-conceit about hint which, whilst appealing
for the favourable opinion of an audience, is not good policy, to
sav the least. It was faintly applauded.
The grand amusement of tue second punt, waa an extempo-
raneous duet upon any given themos, by Mr. Bochsa, on the
harp, and M. Ole Bull, on the violin. After they had made
their how to the audience, Sir G. Stnatt advanced to the front
or the orchestra, and addressing the audience, said:--" Ladies
and gentlemen, Mr. Bochsa and Mr. Ole Bull request to be
favoured with any musical theme, on which they will play
extempore." A givattleinan in the centre of the reserved seats,
immediately called out " Non novena," which was loudly ap-
plauded. lintnediateiy afterwards, much amusement was
caused by upwards of thirty gentlemen advancing to the flout
of the orchestra, and showering themax around the feet of the
rival musical giants. By the number of which, M Bochsa
seemed for the moment to be bewildered—after looking them
over, a thorns waschosen out from which a most lovely duet was
woveu. The theinas were ta ken in rotation, from.one of which,
which appeared to tie God save the King, some beautiful Va-
riations were drawn. The whole, however, passed off rather
tamely, and a few hisses were heard at its conclusion. M•
Ole Bull seemed puzzled and did not play freely, whilst M.
Bochsa hammered away at variations ou his instrument. We
might almost say it proved a failure.
The next piece introduced Mrs. W. Knyvett, as a solo, in the
recitative and air " Auld Robin. Gray," for singing which
beautiful melody Mrs. Wood is noted. In the line,
" My father urg'd me sad, my wither didna. speak,"
~she introduced a most utnnelodious and contradictory alto. It
was, altogether, sung in only passable style. It was street, but
the music is so surpassingly beautiful that it could hardly be
otherwise. It WAS pretty loudly applauded.
A duet by Messrs Braham and Phillips followed, "The But-
terfly." It is a sweet legato movement, and was sung in excel-
lent harmony. It was, however, but faintly apolaaded.
Caradori sung the succeeding beautiful Scotch " Cum-
iog thro' the rye" exquisitely ; and her modest and arch de-
meanour won on every heart. She was rapturously enceied.
The audience now began verygenerailv to disperse, nor wait-
ing for the three succeeding pieces. Some were even Goths
enoligh to leave the concert-room as Madame Caraduri was
warbling forth her beautiful Sc itch ballad. This was dowu-
tight murder, and was a gross Want of taste and sensibility. As
the audience appeared to be getting impatient.' Beethoven's
succeeding chorus of prisoners, "0 what delight," was omitted,
and Mrs. Wood came forward to give her scemt from the finale
of Rosinis "La Donna del Luigi)." It was suug with the usual
uu
thrilling effect which this lady produces, and was, at it conclu-
sion, loudly applauded.
" Gud save the King" was then sung by the principal singers
and chorus, the company ofcourse rising. It was a rich treat,
and we were sorry to see so many willingly miss it.
Madame Caradori sung the first verse with great sweetness,
butt rather languidly as it' exhausted. Mrs. Kuyvett sun the
next verse, but in her endeavour for power of timeand ta
she rather overstrained her voice mid pitched it out of tune.
Mrs. Wood took the third verse, ant seemed (1(.1-ermined to
ontiie her competitors. She exerted herself eatly, and the
energy she threw into the line, Thy choicest gilts to pour,''
was splendid in its effect. The audience gave tin unanimous
and simultaneous burst of " Bravo." This concluded the even-
ing's prformance, the concert breaking up about hair-past
twelve o clock.
e o'iserved Lord Sandon, Lord Skelmersdale, Lord
Thy nne, Lo. d Grosvenor, and. we think, Lord Wilton, amongst
the distingu sued company in the patrons' Seats.
'I he preparations for to-day's amusements are nearly com-
plete d. The double gallery connecting the Exchange-rooms
and the Town-hall has been erected, and the suite of rooms is
neatyr •ady fur its motley visitahls. It is said that the cow-
mitts e hive been obliged to refuse, for want of room, 1000 ap-
plications for tickets for this morning's oratorio of Mendels
sohn's " St. Paul."