The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-01-11 00:00:00

MONS. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS

Whenever this distinguished professor and his unri-
valled band pay us a visit, we may always make ourselves
certain of a treat, combining all that musical genius, in-
strumental proficiency, and perfect training, can produce.
Unlike most other bands, the artists composing Ju'lieu's
appear as if they were animated with only one soul—one
will ; and these are centred in the conductor, whose ma
gical baton controls every instrument, every finger, every
breath, as completely as if the living performers were a
machine played upon, not playing. On this occasion,
however, Mons. Jullien has afforded to our musical public
the additional attraction of one of the first, and most
chaste in style, of English vocalists, Miss 'Dolby, who
has succeeded, by her exquisite singing at these concerts,
in winning for herself the same high appreciation amongst
the classes to whom the Concert Hall is approachable,
which she had already won amongst the more exclusive
audiences of the Philharmonic Concerts.

WEDNESDAY'S CONCERT

The first pariopeneiiWith the overture to Zampa,
which was most effectively played. This was followed by
a quadrille, " The Standard Bearer," composed by Jul-
lien on Herr Pischek's celebrated melody. This was one
of the finest pieces of the evening. Miss Dolby then
gave a recitative and aria from Mercandante, " Grazie
Clementi Dei," and " A to Reide," with great expression
and taste, displaying in its execution the full resources of
hi -r fine contralt i organ. With the mass of the audience,
however, she was more rapturously admired in a very
beautiful little English ballad by F. Mori, " Oh, tell me,
pretty river," which she sung with exquisite taste and
feeling, and commanded a unanimous encore. In the
second part, also, a Swiss melody, by Linley, set to
beautiful words, was allotted to her, sung very charm-
ingly, and heartily encored.
A flute solo by Richardson, very splendidly executed,
narrowly escaped an encore; as did a new polka, " The
Eclipse," composed by Koenig, and the obligato parts
played by himsulf for the first time here, and which we
are certain must necome a favourite.

The first part concluded with a new " Swiss Quadrille,"
composed by Jullien during his late tour in Switzerland,
which is certainly one of the most wonderful pieces, whe-
ther as regards instrumentation or the inventiveness dis-
played by the composer, which we ever remember hearii,g.
The music of the fifth figure is especially wonderful, pour-
traying the sounds which attend the approach of an ava-
lanche in a Swiss valley, its course and its final fall, with
the rejoicings in the village over the escape of the inhabi-
tants from the threatened danger. The imitations given
of the pelting storm, the rustling sound of the sliding
snow, the screams of the eagles and other birds, are most
perfect; and to the hearer it appears wonderful how they
can be executed.

The second part commences with a selection from " La
Figlia del Reggimento," with solos for Herr Koenig (cor-
net-a-piston), Herr Sorfnenberg (clarionet); and Mons.
Baumann (bassoon), which was finely played, especially
the clarionet solo by Sonnenberg. Jullien's Orga False
followed; and the allegretto from the symphony in F
(Beethoven) came next, and was very finely execute d.
The gem of this part was a solo from " La Sonnambula,"
performed by Signor Piatti on the violoncello. This was
a first appearance here; and certainly we hope it will not
be a last appearance. We had been prepared to expect
much from Signor Piatti ; and our expectations were
much more than realised. A more perfect mastery over a
difficult and unwieldy instrument was never exhibited,
combined with finer taste and judgment ; and the audience,
and even the orchestra, listened throughout with wonder
and delight. The concert concluded with a comic polka,
" The Three Blind Mice," founded upon the well-known
glee of that name.

The attendance was very good, the reserved seats and
body being well filled. We were sorry, however, to ob-
serve some vacant room in side galleries. This, how-
ever, was not the case with respect to