THE MUSICAL UNION, WILLIS'S ROOMS.
THE removal from the Princess's Theatre to this new locale had its effect upon the music produced on Tuesday morning; which was beauti- ful, and no longer injured by excessive reverberation of the sounds. M. Deloffie(Violin), Pilet (Violoncello), and a Mr. Lindsay Sloper (Pianoforte), showed to great advantage in Beethoven's Trio in D, Op. 70; which was altogether the finest performance of the kind we ever heard. The two stringed instruments playing together, as we believe they have from child- hood, have in their quality of tone a relationship which is seldom heard; the violin and bass seeming almost like one instrument extended. In their attack of the notes in the inflections of their tone, and in the finer nuances, there was extraordinary beauty and unanimity of feeling. Deloffre's tone is somewhat thin, but wonderfully pure; and his certainty in the high-notes is most meritorious. Mr. Sloper is a young artist, and a very promising one. His execution is brilliant and distinct, and his accent in the song passages natural, and instinct with feeling. Another fine pianist is added to the list of English performers. Goffrie, Hill, and M. Nadaud, took part in a Quartet of Haydn and a Quintet of Beethoven which composed the remainder of the excellent selection of the director, Beethoven, Ella.
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