PHILHA RNIONIC CONCERTS.

Tun second concert of the season was on 31oeday ; and consisted ot tire following selection.

-ACT T.

Silleollk ill (7 (SO. 6) Moz ART.

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BA RTNW.DV. BEETHOVEN.

WINTER. F. RUE.

ACT II.

Sinfonia, 1.Mter V (in G) C.1111111:1. Madame CA RA DORI ALLAN," DerWachtelschlag" HAYDN.

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Qoartetio. (in No. %Op. IS) Two Violin... Viola, Mill BEETHOVEN.

Violoncello, Nlessr.3. Mout, WA.r.rs, TOLBECQUE, aunt T z ro N adanie (7.‘RNmitt A■.1.1 N. N1rs. A. Sn kw, air BEETHOVEN.

Or. i'tni,I is Soave coliforto'" (Zelmird) 11054TNT. Overture in I) A. Romum.

Leader, Mr. WEicitsio.—Conduelor, Mr. T. COOKE.

The two Sinfonias belong to the yearly list ; and were performed as well as usual. It would be strange if they were not. An effort is sometimes made to enlarge the circle, and thus to prevent the regular annual recurrence of the same pieces : but it seldom answers. Of the various Sinfonias (and they are not many in number) which have been produced in the last ten years of the Society's existence, bow few have

sustained a repetition! Still there is no need to repeat the same Sin- fonias of HAYDN, or even of MOZART, every year. Those of HAYDN are sufficiently numerous to furnish a rich and grateful variety; and if the search were even restricted to his twelve grand ones, it would be found that within the period we have named, several have been ne- glected—we need not nidd, undeservedly.

Riess Overture is the prelude to some ghost story; or it seemed

rather intended to tell the story. But herein it failed. It began with certain flutterings and gambols, like lleeeressnoe's Midsummer Night's Dream ; then canoe a movement alto marcia ; then a mournful solo Iron tine trombone ; R11014 violimni tremolandi ; and so on--all pregnant (to the author) with meaning, but not so the auditor. Yet is not this overture without bright and beautiful thoughts; but they come and go like trensient gleams, and their author himself seems unaware of their. value.

Snell is not the case in his master's Concerto; ehi,th we guess, of all Berritovne's piano compositions to be 3Irs. ANDERSON'S favourite. What exquisite use has he made of the simple melody which forms the groundwork of his slow movement! How it grows, and branches, and spreads,—windiog its way through the orellestra; sometimes in unadorited beauty, and then in rich and artful combination !

Of the vocal music, rule piece only deserves marked commendation- " the Sung of the Quail," which was first made public at the Norwich Festival. It is full of its author's genius; and havittg once been heard, will take its place beside its author's " Adelaide." It was no easy task to score a song which Bese.novr.st had originally written for the pianoforte; hut, by whomsoever done, it was done well. Those who are curious its such :netters will find the Song of the Quail in hittettetes Mnsingia Universolis ; where the learned Jesuit lies re- dove(' it to the same musical notation that 11cernoves employs. " Commix," says he, "winner et identidem Fequentem repetit ulnas loco pigolismum, uti bre not exponunt." concerto (in E. Sat) PianItorte. Mrs. Awt■Fnews e ii,nurriru Mn'. A. Sri vte, 11 rick), la bum" (It neuriji, rid limo. Frattl no) Nen overture ms, (/„Ipp(rrition : !HAW perlbrinvd ttl this

country)

The attern,)t to transplant a sane from MTNDELSSOHN'S oratorio to Vie concert-room was a failure. There is no song in Paul which will bear being deprived of its context, and this least of all. Mrs. Stiew's Rondo is one of Wtsereit's pleasing and unlaboured melodies, which in many concerts might pass muster; but standing beside BEE:moves, feebleness appeared its only. characteristic. The ROSSINI Trio, from his forgotten opera Zelmira, was insipid enough. The singers of the preceding concert (all Italians) bad the burden of a trio of BEETHOVEN'S cast upon them, while those of the present concert (one German and two English) were saddled with one of Itossrens; an arrangement by which all parties suffered—composers,

singers, and auditors .J