The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-10-07 00:00:00

OCT. 7,

tug Shades," (Azor and-Zemira,) Spohr.
"It eutative.und 1% Phillips,' • This Light to other
Days," harp and ,Cornet a Piston Obligati, Messrs. Chilipand
11 artier, (The Maid. of Artois.) Belle.
Madame Caradori Allan and Mrs. Wood, • Deli!
con in, (Norma, ) Bellini.
Doet,_Haip and Violin, M. Boclisa and M. Ole Bull.
• Romance, Mrs. Wood, The unwilling ....Maeder.
- "Aluetto, • Madame Caradori Allan and Mr. Bralial»,- • La
ci clareuri' ll Don Giovanni,) Mozart.
•`! Ail, Mr. Bennett; ' 0-'tis the Melody,'
• '..Arranged by J. B. Cramer.
" Overture, • Die Zauberflote,' . Mozart."
reader. will perceive "by the above that the selections were
of *Ol, exceedingly :popular description. It appears 'that ihp
public of Lancashire are fated to lie disappointed by the dines-;
of eminent inusicians. The. indisposition- of ;Brett-am, -in the
morning, prevented him from joining in the church service ;
and the first whisper that met our ears at the concert was, that
Dragunetti was sn ill'that his double-bass would•be wanting.
rumour, was confirmed by the event, for this accomplished
performer faded: to make his, appearance.
The opening sinfonia of Beethoven was executed-with great
. -precision, and- elicited several.-bursts of applause from the au-
dience, who, at the conclusion, testified their approbation both
of the performance and of the symphony in a very marked man-
ner, though, as it took full forty initiates in the execution, it was
too long to encore. Bishop's recitative and polacca, " Trifler,
forbear," was sun.' by. Miss Birch in a manner that does not
call for any particUlar remark.
The pastoral glee, " Oh. by Rivers," was sung very prettily
..4y Mrs. Kiiyvett, Miss Birch, and Mr. Taylor. It met with
..an immediate and unanimous encore.
Madame Caradori next made her appearance, to sing the
aria " Ah! quaudo in Regio Talaino." She was most raptur-
ously received, the 'audience continuing their applause for
several minutes. She gave the air in a style that was scarcely
less, to be praised. for brilliancy of execution than for powerful
expression; and the loud plaudits with which she was greeted
at its conclusion showed the estimation in which the audience
held her efforts. Of Lindley's concerto on the violoncello, it
were almost superfluous to speak. He is so well known for his
:superb execution and for the rich variety 'of his tones, and has
so often received the ineed of higher approbation than ours,
that to praise him seems impertinent. The audience, however,
applauded him to the very echo. and repeated the applause con-
tiauously anittuinoltuously. The veteran .was encored when he
had finished his surprising perfOrmance with an unanimity that
showed how general had been the effect which he had produced.
Avery beautiful and somewhat-elaborately constructed eanzo-
net, by 'Prayers, was next given by Mrs. Wood and Mr. H.
Phillips. The lady .was) received with that great applauSe_ to
Which she is entitled by her high .merits -as,a:',.mealist. The
piece was well gang, hy inith-parties; the fine bass of' Phillips's
voice being. preeisely,of the quality to give clue effect to that of
Mrs. Wood. Mr. Philips. is in high estiniation with the public
of. Liverpool, and he deserves to be so, for he is hot only a cots
rest singer, but he possesses in his style a considerable degree
of elegance and true feeling.
The.reporLduring the day was, that Braham's illness was of
a serious nature, and apprehensions were entertained that he
would be unable. to sing.the:cantata of "Mad Tom." in which
he' has been so celebrated; ,-Soirie .-anxiety wa's evinced when
his turn arrived, lAA .this was dispelled by his appearance. It
was evident that.he.was labouring under indisposition, yet he
went through the piece with surprising energy, sending forth a'
volume of tone which equalled in power that of his best days,
though it was destitute of that richness of quality and fine mo-
dulation, by _which he. as formerly distinguished.
The next performance was of such a nature as to set the
lover of description-and •of criticism equally at defiance. It
was a concerto on the violin by M. Ole Bull, and a more sur-
prising performance we. never listened to. It would be impos-
sible to be too laudatory, yet we are at a loss •for language
wherewith to convey to the reader the multifarious tones and
expressions which he elicited from his small instrument. No.
emotion seemed too difficult for him; he alternately touched
the plaintive, the lively, the wild, and the melancholy; now
bringing forth tones of- "linked sweetness long drawn out,"
and. anon scattering sounds with a swiftness that subdued every
other, feeling in utter astonishment. It is impossible to say
' which is more to be admired, his breadth and variety of tone,
or- his wonderful .execution. Our -present opinion is, that no
violinist has yet, appeared who can at all compete with him.
The scena from Cenerentola " Non pia mesta," sung by Mrs.
Wood, concluded the first part. •
In part the second the first subject worthy of particular no-
tice was the recitative, " I gaze upon the stranger land," with
the succeeding air, from Balfe"s opera " The Maid of Artois,"
which was admirably given by Phillips. The harp and cornet
obligati, were performed by Messrs. Chip and Harper. Mr.
Chipp distinguished himself. 'The merits of Harper are too
well known to require much to be said respecting them, His
execution of some of the passages created universal admiration,
among his auditors. • The piece was encored.
Bellini's ((nett°, from Norma, was sung by Madame Caradori
and Mrs. Wood. Nothing could exceed the splendid effect
which those two accomplished vocalists produced by their per-
fect execution. of this charming piece. At its conclusion, a
duetto, (harp and violin,) by M. Bochsa and M. Ole Bull, af-
forded fresh food for admiration. It was a surprising perform-
ance, and the audience seemed to be at a loss on which-per-
former they ought to shower the greatest favour. Both, how-
ever, had• reason to be-contented. The ballad of the Unwilling
Bride is but a poor affair; though it was enriched by the talent
and fine voice of Mrs. Wood.. Mozart's Overtureio Die Zau-
berllote wound:up the entertainments of the evening, and con-
-eluded a musical entertainment, the principal portions of which
will long live in the memory-of the audience