MR. F. WILLIAMS'S CONCERT.
WE don't profess, as our readers are very well aware, to record the results of benefit-concerts ; simply because, in general, they exercise no influence on music, and concern individuals and their friends rather than the public. Whenever exceptions occur, we gladly give them the attention they deserve. Mr. F. Wuxiams's concert, at the Hanover Square Rooms, on Wednesday night, was one of these. There was no attraction of great vocal force, nor any thing likely to collect a crowd. The principal feature was Mr. Wrimems's pianoforte- playing, on which our judgment was solicited by some who had formed high expectations of the young man's powers. It was, at any rate, something new for a performer to make his first appeal to the public on classic ground, and to take his stand at once in association with BEETHOVEN, MOSCHELES, and HUMMEL : and if this circumstance gave us a favourable impression towards the performer, his playing abun- dantly confirmed it. Mr. (or rather Master) WILLIAMS evinced not only the power to execute, but the mind to understand and the heart to feel the various beauties of the different compositions that he executed. These were the celebrated Concertante Sonata of BEETHOVEN for piano and violin, performed with Mr. WOLF ; several of the " Characteristic Studies " of MOSCIIELES ; a Quintet of HUMMEL ; and THA.LBERG'S Fantasia on themes derived from " The Huguenots." We have else- where spoken of LISZT'S distortion of HUMMEL'S Septetto ; with which Mr. WILLIAMS'S performance of another work of the same author most pleasingly contrasted, for the latter was a finished display of what Humus', really wrote. The debutant appears to be about fourteen or fifteen years of age ; and his touch, though now vigorous and rapid, will acquire more both of strength and facility. He has studied under MOSCHELES, who kindly conducted his concert, and to whom the deservedly flattering reception of his young pupil must have been highly gratifying. He has made a most satisfactory start : let him pursue his art in the same spirit which has marked the commencement of his career, and he must rise to very considerable if not the highest eminence in it.
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