The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-20 00:00:00

FRIDAY MORNING.7-CkPRq-1.

. The church was not so. .well filled as on,.the
.preceding.day.
butte. patrons' gallery,,particularly,,theire was a considerable
falling off. , This was.probably. owing in sonde measure to the,
fact transpiring that.Malibran was even worse than on. the pre-
ceding day.—A certificate was given by. Di's. Hull and, S. A.
'
Bardsley to that affect •
,and we understand that their patient
passed a very bad and almost sleepless night.—The selection
above recorded
,was, in our estimation, by, far, the. best brought
forward at the present festival, although the .athers comprised a
large proportion of compositions of high merit. The first part
consisted of Beethoven's ";Mount of Olives," a work of extra-
ordinary power. Many of the chorusses exhibit a depth of
thought and conception, equal to the, noblest efforts,of the elder
masters, while his skill in availing himself of the improved ma-
terials at his command, has enabled him to produce effects, his
precursors could never. have contemplated. The additions of
Mozart, as we have already . intimated, have wonderfully im-
proved the solid and substantial harmonies of the Messiah; but
in the present instance, it is to be remembered, that the inter-
weaving of instrumental accompaniment was an essential ingre-
dient,
client lathe Original design. In the hands of such a master as
Beethoven, the result was certain.
We must content ourselves,with. a cursory allusion to such as
struck us by a "marked peculiarity or bee uty„ The itistruMental.
Opening is highly characteristic, and aptly intr.odtices the aWftil
subject. It is, as fine a compoiition .for, instriirrients ,as ever was
produced, even by this succesSftil writer,„ effect of the
drums, piauis inji, in se,veral parts, is singularly striking.
, The opening recitative was finely. snug by Brahani, and`Was
more free from his peculiar defects, probably. than anything he
he
bad previously sung at ',this ineeting. The same remark:will
apply. to the air which followed.
Caradori -acquitted herself well in ",,Praise the
Redeemer's:%
mercy." add in the solo, in the chorus which followed,
In Mr. Graham's recitative, "Say blessed arigel,"theitiperb
effect of the trombones was particularly nOticeable. They were:
played. with great firmness and certainty,.. In tact, it may 'be.
said that they never have been heard to greater
,perfection, than:
as they have been played here by the four professors engaged)ri
that department, by which the magnificenee of must of the
superb chorusses was materially heightened..
The trio,
,by Miss 'Novell% Mr. Brahain and Mr. Phillips,
was beautiful, but the li'dy was sadly Mit*ttilte, at the words,
`,`Now hear Me,"than; and mark nie,.''in cOsequence, we pre-
sume, of her assuming an energy, incompatChk with her physi-
eal.powecs. The concluding chorusses
." I'lallelujah !' and
`,` Praise the Lord," are compositions of immense power, and.
ample justice was done to them, the orchestra. 'and chorus.
iingers appearing to be animated with zeal and enthusiasni.
The, last-mentioned chorus was encored.
• Lti,ther's hy.inu, which commenced the second part, was sung
with goOd effect by Brahitni,salthough he was, as usual, in parts,
a little too. eiterjetic. The organ accompaniment was well played,
and the effect of Harper's trumpet superb. This piece went off
better than weever before heard it, a circumstance we attribute,
to Sir George Smart's arrangement. .
Mrs. Knyvett's "Angels ever bright and fair," was,a treat.,
It is in a style peculiarly her own, and success was consequently
Within her reach. Machin sang "He layeth the beams," re-
markably well.

In Bishop's cantata, the hand of a master was visible in every
line. It is, in our estimation, as fine a composition as ever came
from the pen of Mr. Bishop, which is saying a vast deal for it.
He has tried for no out-of-the-way far-fetched effects, but has
produced a pure, natural work, of even classical beauty. It
would be au act of injustice if we omitted t© say that Caradori
did ample justice to it.
The solo of Lablache, from one of Havdn's services, " Qui
Collis," was finely sung, and almost made us forget his fame as a
buffo singer, for he. certainly on this occasion took higher rank.
The third part consisted entirely of that splendid effort of ge-
nius and triumph of modern skill, Spohr's oratorio of " The
Last Judgment." It is impossible to speak in adequate terms of
the claims of so splendid a production. The power of music
over the feelings, it is scarcely possible to carry further than in
this superb oratorio. In some of the recitatives and thornsesi
the effect of the orchestra is such as to strike the auditor with
awe, almost with terror. This may be said of the effects pro-
duced by the instruments at the following words : —" Thy mighty
arm, 0 God, is uplifted." " They shall shrivel as a scroll. '
" Where is now the monarch's might, where all his splendour ?"
" Where the dreams of earthly greatness ?" " The princes of
the earth shall cast their crowns before thee," &e. &c.—" Des-
trOyed is Babylon," is a splendid chorus. The bes.t composi-
tion, however, of the whole is, perhaps, the quartett and chonis,
" Blest are the departed." The grand chorus, " Hallelujah,"
terminated the day's performance, and concluded the musical
proceedings of the festival.

THE FANCY BALL.
The magificent suite of rooms in, which it took place has al-
ready been described; and certainly they were tenanted by an
assemblage in every respect as magnificent.as the rooms. .The
company began to arrive precisely at eight o'cloCk ; before nine
the rooms were tolerably well filled; and by about eleVen up-
wards of four thousand persons were present. The number of
tickets delivered at the door was 3966; in addition to which
there where the stewards of the- festiyaLabout number,
,who did'not deliver tiCkets. Tii,e,'dieSses were ni'dgiiiOnent be-
)•,:and 'all 'preceaePt ; and the' coup ci: ICip .the interior' 'of the
,theatre was
,the most strikine: aud lorg,'9ous that can
Wei vCd. UnfOrtunntC4thp,,roornA,„ enstvg,s,..tfiey wkA,,YieTP,
by no means, sufgßienk ample: to glye
tidtX 13.theimraeriSe plOtithds,whotllronged-tlieni;and there
was a. deal of Crowding in particular pariS, thOugh not so
noich as at the former feSlival.
The supper-room was Opened soon after elei,en o'ClOck • and
the piles of delicaCies with which the tables were loaded speedily
vanished before the demands of so immense an assemblage ; so,
. that towards the end of the ball there were some difficulty and
delay in procuring refreshments.
The company begun to,depart about three o'clock ; but the
rooms were not cleared until some time after day-light. '
We believe the ball was unattended, by any unpleasant acci-'
dent; though we believe there were one or two fracas; of which,
as we are not Sure we have heard 'the cerrect particulars, we;
shall say nothing further at'present. •
We are not able to give a list of the'coMpany from the great'
length which it would occupy. This splendid finale concluded'
the amusements Of
,the feativel.