The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

The engagement of M. Jullian and his unrivalled mu-
sical corps gave renewed zest and interest to the pnr.r_

tainments at the gardens last week. The
Monday and Tuesday was very numerou
fashionab!e parties were present
in the Concert-hall, which

dance on
nd some

:. The concert took place
s crowded to suffocation.

icpuLation, mat the crowds of anxious
visitors were as eager to hear its combined effects as to
receive delight from the individual efforts of the cele-
brated solo performers who were present,%the renowned
Vieuxtemps, the admired Herr Kcehig, and others of not
less note. It will be seen by the advertisement, that the
public of Liverpool will have several more opportunities
of hearing these celebrated artists, of which we advise
them, by all means, to avail themselves. As our space is
circumscribed, and we have been particularly requested to
copy the following, which appeared recently in a contem-
porary publication, we must forbear to enlarge on the
subject : _ _

•' Mons. Prospere, Herr Koenig. and Mona. Vi2uX-
temps have charmed us with the delightful melodies of
that celebrated vocalist Pishek, which he has sung during
the two past London seasons at the Philharmonic and An-
cient Concerts with the most extraordinary success. By
the different styles of the three instruments, we are led
to believe that the report of his possessing the voice pro-
digious of tenor, baritone, and bass must be correct.
We regret that his engagements at Stutgardt have not al-
lowed us a chance of a visit to this town this season; but
we hope that next year we may be more lucky; but the

committee of the Gentlemen'i Concert at Maricheiter,
with their usual activity, engaged that star, whose success
vas complete. We perceive that a London contemporory
Ilance of Don Juan is worth a pilgri-
nd that he has refused the most

flatter-
ing offers from the Italian manager. He is also the only
person who has ever approached the mystic music of the
Maestro Sphor, or interpreted the santastic work of the
greatest poet of Germany, Goethe. We subjoin the
translation of the scena of Faust, as played by Herr
Koenig, sung by Herr Pischek :

mage to witness

"' From very hell will I ravish a blessing,
Despite its dread magnificence of ill;
Mature, thou fiend! this blossom of my wishes,
The fragrance now, hereafter be the thorn ;
Where love ha!h stor'd with fruit a blooming bower,
To pluck its dainties, giant, 0, grant the slave the pow'r 1

ARIA

Clad in brightest, puiJt beauty,
Springs a flow'ret from the mind,
Pictur'd truth, and prompted duty,
With its sweetness dwell combined

Searching far a holier blossom,
Vainly I might rove;
Nurtur'd on my Rosa's bosom,
Dwells divinest love.

"' Poor dreamer I to think thou'rt given,
Charms so created of Heaven.
Demons rise round me to mock my despair,
Aud the might of hell's horrid night,
Fiend-like. hope from my being would tear.
Fierce through the string of this fatal anguish,
Love's balmy nectar its poison can vanquish,
Come, then, come, then

" ' Come, then, love, around my aching bosom
Be thy cheering tendrils twin'd,
May thy poor and flagrant blossom
Breathe its heaven o'er my mind."'