311uoir.
The " Wednesday Evening Concert" of this week was the beat, as well as the most successful, yet given. It presented no novelty, for it is not at such concerts that novelty can be expected ; but it was well calculated to please the amateur of taste, as well as the more popular portion of a large miscellaneous audience. The first part was entirely classical, containing asmuch music of the very highest order as in Germany would be con- siddtbd sufficient for a whole concert, while the second part was entirely nomllar. This is a better arrangement than mixing up the two kinds of Music ; for the amateur, habituated to concerts, may enjoy the more re- cherche part of the entertainment without being obliged to wait for the subsequent feast of popular songs and ballads. On Wednesday night we had Mozart's symphony in G minor ; Beethoven's pianoforte concerto in C minor, charmingly played by Mademoiselle Clause; three of the finest morceaux from Don Giovanni—" Il mio tesoro," sung by Mr. Augustus Braham, " Batti, batti," sung by Miss Birch, and " Yedrni Ca- rino," sung by Miss Isaacs ; and the overture to Euryanthe. All these were performed in a manner worthy of the Philharmonic. The selection of popular pieces which followed was varied and ample. Considerable interest has been excited by the appearance of Mr. Augustus Braham at these concerts. reseuffLZ 1"..7 f‘4.1.`" 11'! NYhich is a tenor of very fine quality ;he is like him also in his face and figure; and improves the resemblance by similarity of dress, even to the arrange- ment pf his hair in the fashion of the old gentleman's " Brutus." In singing, too, he has much of his father's manner; but he has yet to acquire the admirable finish of execution which the elder Braham showed in music of a high order. In the " Bay of Biscay " the imitation was so close as to be almost ludicrous. This is the third of Braham's sons who has adopted his profession. Charles, who sang a good deal along with his father about ten years age, has been latterly performing in Italy with some success. Hamilton—who has a fine bass voice—after appearing for a short time in London, went to Germany, where he still remains, going through, we understand, a complete course of musical instruction.
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