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

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apparently from tiAnt ati4jrfi.ossfratetteiirreiyor3iiliejwtopil, irastidet
eidedly une or. the first 'chi's
and the Dc: Lupo was even Si '4o* •
The beautifu. pastoral ssu ed, with.
charming effect after the .pier '1 he eigtible basses
in the orchestra sent out a soft tasite.•9l cutst/- uhjint was splen-
did; the air appealed to teem aud "alt4tv--itishlitts
was redolent of 111 USA:. The tine meth's 6A:i,sri he deep GCCU
of the organ also told well. The rectiatlve of Mrs. Wood,
There wets shepherds," was givcii whit that richness, power,
and execution, which she e,pecially unites as a 'singer. And
they were sore afraid," at the conchisitm of the recitative, and
accoinpauiment was given with that distinct and thrilling soft-
ness which peculiarly distinguishes this cantat rice. At the con-
clusion of the second recitative and accompanititent, " Praising
God and saying," immediately before the chorus, the thrilling
sweetness and power of her voice was beyond expression beau..
tiful. At its cunctusion the audience uuauttnously ruse. The
succeeding chorus was most effective. •
The air, which utmost immediately followed, by Madame
Caradori Allan," Rejoice greatly," coutrasted the two .sung-
stresses finely.. It was sung with surpassing sweetness, but was,
at the commencement, languid and deficient iu power. As she
proceeded, however, she loused heiselt, and gave the conclu-
sion, "Peace unto the heathen, must beautifully, and the au-
dience, by the general move which was obser,,able, appeared
rightly to appreciate it. Comparing her voice with Mrs.
Wood's, it was characterised by a thinness of tune; though ex-
ceedingly sweet it lacked the rich mellowness of the former
lady's voice. Nor was it equal in power, we should almost
imagine, front debility, she out having perfectly recovered the
shock of the death of her friend Malibran.

Mrs. Shaw immediately followed iu the fine recitative, "Then
shall the eyes of the blind be opened," and the peculiarly rich
and soft quality of the tone of her voice, particith'irly in the
tenor notes, was here observable. It was sung in line keekiing
with the subject. The beautiful poetry of the words, "'l hen
shall the lame Man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb
shall sing." was sung with exquisite richness and plaintiveness,
and in a style which beautifully accorded with it,
The air by Mrs. \V. Knyvett, " Come unto Him all ye that
labour," was given with that peculiar sweetness and finish in
correctness of toile and execution which is her characteristic.
The concluding cadence, "And ve shall find rest unto your
souls," was given with a liquid and almost unearthly sweetness.
She was this morning in tine voice.
The chorus which concluded the first part was marked with
the excellence as regards precision and effect, which through-
out distinguished the choruses.
The second part commenced with the fine chorus, "Behold
the Lamb of Gud," in which the cantos distinguished
theim.elves.

The air which followed by Mrs. A. Shaw, " He was despised
and rejected of men," was commenced iu a beautifully rich
tenor tone, plaintively mAulated, which accorded with the
sulenin pathos of the subject. The deep tenor of the conclu-
sion, in the volta singer► " and acquainted with grief,"
was inexpressibly rich and mellow in tone, and she gave a
most beaut►ful and appropriate turn to the same conclusion in
the Da Cape.
The succeeding churn:,

"Su.ely he huth bone our griefs,"

was a line body of melody
The next recitative, accompanied, introduced Mr. Bennet—
tt sung with a grimace which lb-accorded with the words,
and which, in those who were observing him, considerably
deteriorated the effect. He was in good voice.
Atter the succeeding chorus Mr. Braham was again intro-
duced in the recitative, " The rebuke bath broken his heart."
The shake in " He is full of heaviness," was beautifully mo-
dulated ; as is always the case ; when this lord of song modu-
lates his voice and does not tear the air, he is successful. The
recitative was well sung The softness of the cadence was es-
pecially beautiful. In the Da Cap) of the succeeding air,
"Like unto his sorrow," the body and richness of tone was
worthy of his best days.

In the succeeding recitation, Mrs. Knyvett sung with-
more spirit, and the piercing distinctness of tone so peculiar to
her, almost to au Italian qu.itiry of voice, was very observable.
The correctness of intonation was nut less iitstm,guished, and
the modulation and shake of the succeetting air, at the Condur•
sion, " Thy holy Oue to see corruption," sv,,s exquisitely sweet.
The semi-chorus, " Lift up your twa 1a,",0 the principal
singers which followed, was not at all marked by superior ex-
cellence' but went off very tamely.
In the conclusion of the chorus " Who is the King of
glory ?" the organ Was heard solo for a moment, and gave a
rich finish to the whole.

The short recitative by Mr. Bennett was well given, but little
wportunity of judging of his fine tenor voice was afforded.
The.air which followed, " Thou art gone up on high," intro-.
[lueed Mr. E. Taylor's fine mellow bass voice with good effect.
Though. as we before observed, the deficiency of power and the
lone-diffusing nature of the building rendered it less striking
than it deserved to be.

In the succeeding air Miss Birch sang very sweetly, and with
a rich full tone, with a flute accompaniment, " How beautiful
are the feet of them tha; preach the gospel of peace."
In the quartette which followed, " Their sound is gone out
into all lands," by Mrs. W. Knyvett, Mrs. A. Shaw, Mr. Ben-
nett, and Mr. E. Taylor ; the voice of Mr. Bennett was very
effective, and the chorus formed a fine conclusion.
The fugue which introduced the succeeding air by Mr.
Phillip was well executed. The instrumentation throughout
bore the same character of precision and effect, but was rather
too loud, claiming attention over the voice of the singer. Mr.
Phillips's voice is distinguished by its musical tone. The
shake in the bass, at the conclusion of the air, " Against
his annointed," was splendid, and the instrumental cresendo
in the da capo of the first part was perfect!) beautiful.
The chorus that followed was, like the preceding, distinguished
by gt eat precision. •
'I he recitative .tf Mr. Bennett, " He that dwelleth in heaven
shall laugh them to scorn," was de trap protiostce,—too much
staccato, too abrupt in its style for the subject.
The grand Hallelujah CboruS which concluded the second
part was splendid. Mr. Chipp's services on the double drum
told finely, and gave great power to the whole. Nor was the
splendid tone of Harper's trumpet less effective., The richness
and clearness of the tone was distinctly perceptible above the
crash of the chorus, and the soft and mellow cadenza of the fiue-
toned organ was not less beautiful. It was innnediaiely'repeat-
ed on a wave of the steward's wand, by Lord Skehnersdo.le.
The volume and distinctness of tone produced by Harper, in
the repeat, was again the distinguishing feature. It was truly
surprising. This chorus was the gem of the Morning's per-
forinance.

A quarter of an hour's cessation was allowed between the
second and third parts.
Mrs. Wood opened the concluding ►art with an air, ",I know
that ►nv redeemer liveth." The quality of tone of her lower
❑otes are decidedly not so rich as those of Mrs. Shaw, but in
richness of tone in her alto and soprano notes—in distinctness
and iu execution—she is decidedly•the rival queen of song of the
present festival. "And though worms destroy this body" was
given with surprising volume and sweetness. The exquisite
modulation of some of her soprano tones was perfectly soul
thrilling. A nervous intensity of delight appeared to play on
the countenances of all as they looked approval at each other.
The sounds appeared almost too angelic to proceed from an
earthly frame as they floated in silvery sweetness round the
building. At its conclusion Mrs.- Wood evidently appeared
satisfied that she had succeeded in her effort.
The dirge-like quartet which followed, by Mrs. Wood, Mrs-.-
A. Shaw, Mr. Bennett, and Mr. E. Taylor, was given with
much correctness of tune; melodious in its confusion of sweet
sounds.

The trumpet obligato of Mr. Harper, in accompaniment of
Mr. H. Phillips, was beautiful. No man ever yet produced
such a tone on this instrument; and the command which he has
over it is really astonishing. The natural shrillness of the in-
strument was modulated to a richness of tune inconceivably
melodious. His trumpet was also in most perfect tune. The
accompanimententirely eclipsed Mr. Phillips's fine voice, and
almost sole:y attracted attention.
A recitative by Mrs. Shaw, and duet with Mr. Bennett, fol-
lowed—" 0 death, where is thy sting?" The dirge-like nature
of the music was finely relieved by the succeeding chorus, "But
thanks be to God."
This was followed by an air by Miss Birch, ‘• If God be for
us, who can be against. us ?" It was sung with much roundness
of tone and sweetness, Its sweetness, roundness, and evenness
of tone formed its principal characteristic. A shake and ca-
denza at the conclusion was a beautifully modulated rich body
of tone. This lady is a pleasing singer.
The grand chorus which concluded the morning's perform-
ance was very magnificent, and was of tremendous volume. In
this again the cantos were particularly effective. The conclu-
sion, ‘• And with the Lamb for ever and ever," was truly splen-
did. Here the trumpet of Mr. Harper and the double drums of
Mr. Chipp, joined to the swelling melody of the organ, formed
a flower of which, had the garland been deprived, it would have
left it insipid and devoid of finish. We should not either forget
to mention the violins, which performed their part with great
precision and effect. We, however, did not like this so well as
the grand chorus at the conclusion of the second part. This
concluded the oratorio, which was over about three o'clock.
The church presented a very splendid appearance. With the
exception of about two tiers in the patrons' gallery, and a few
reserved seats in the body of the church nucle; the -(allery, and
where the seeing must have been defective, the"whole' was
densely ci owded.

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