The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-12-22


Public expectation high IN regard 10 Madame
Sonas ilst appearance ia Washington that there can
hardly be higher praise OF her concert on Monday even
ing Than 10 say that OF all the large and brilliant
audience which crowded the saloon was in any degree
disappointed Ia three OF her pieces Come per me serene
the -1ra du Polka aud the Slssei Home Madame sonax
seemed 10 exhaust almost all the varieties OF musical
pression and admirable was her mastery OF each that
she left the audience in doubt which the palm OF supe
roriy should be awarded In her S0ss song composed
for her by Ecke plainly with view 10 bring her powers
into direct comparison with those OF Jenny Lind in
her renowned Swiss song Madame Sontag produced per
hsps The very finest ee OF The evening Much Of this is
due TO the composer, who has undoubtedly produced mas
ieplece OF adaptation TO the great artist who has given
conspicuous and permanent place among musical eelebr
ties From Badia we had anticipated great deal In
the concert room he has to the anticipation raised by
his operate fame undoubtedly the finest and most
effective barytone heard in this country. He
quilted himself admirably. Nothing could be finer than
his part of the closing duo from the Barber and in the
RomanSa from Mercadane he displayed dramatic en-
egy and reach Of expression which clearly the work
of the great artist who rendered. and OF the inferior
who wrote, the music On this point. by the way,
we have to ask why did Madame Sontag put into her
programme msch Mercadante and 80 little Mozart
The Non piu Andrai excellently given by Sgnor
Rocco whose conscientious fidelity 10 the score as Mo-
Fart set il down fully entitled him to the prompt and
cordial encore which he received Sgnor Pozzoln made
very favorable impression in his part of the opening
duo from Donzetti, and gave his second piece. the
Bella Adoratu with skill and taste In hexiby, grace
and tenderness ofexpesson upon the violin, Paul Julien
is certainly for his years prodigy and he was received
with marked favor even by those OF his audience who
have been often thrilled by the daring imagination and
the passionate energy of Ole Bull In summing up the
attractions of this striking and brilliant concert must
not omit 10 do justice to the admirable in which
Eckert presided a, the piano To show his whole power
and accomplishment artist, he must have his or
chestra around him, with its admirable keeping and its
perfect obedience the and coecve exactu1e
of his baton but his taste and judgment well
hbited in making his Accomplishments do all that the
piano could do TO sustain and enhance the effect of the
singing su
programme which, upon the whole, we regard even
more attractive than the first. Every seat will doubt
less be taken and in all probability taken early But
may we not expect also third concerto May not
hear from Madame Soag at least Of her great pieces
from the Der Fressehutz? Will she not give us, too the
'.Baii BATH" OF Mozarrs Zerlisa And al the same
time, what binders that Badia and Rocco should show
to their admirers in Washington how they can render
the most magnificent of songs, Suomi Ia Tromba2
third concert we doubt would be quite as
cessal as either the first or second