MADAME DULCIEEN'S SOIREES.
Madame Dulcken gave the second of her classical and elegant "Soirees Musicales" on Wednesday evening. Independently of their musical at- traction, there is something very agreeable in the lady-like manner in which these concerts are conducted. They are given in Madame Dulcken's own drawingroom, and, though numerously attended, have the quiet and comfortable air of a private evening party: and the resemblance is strength- ened by the company going down stairs to partake of refreshments between the parts,—a piece of liberality peculiar to Madame Dulcken. On Wed- nesday we had the pleasure of hearing some of the chefs-d'reuvre of the modern instrumental school performed with faultless excellence; Madame herself being at the piano, and Sainton, Blagrove, Hill, Lucas, Howell, and several other good performers, sustaining the other parts. Among the pieces thus executed were Onslow's Quintet in B flat, Hummers Piano- forte Quintet in E flat minor; Mendelssohn's Pianoforte Capriccio with accompaniments; and, above all, Beethoven's famous " Kreutzer Sonata" —played by Madame Dulcken and Sainton with a brilliancy, expression, and effect, which we have scarcely ever heard equalled. These great in- strumental pieces, which formed the main business of the concert, were agreeably intermingled with some airs and duets, sung by Monsieur and Madame F. Lablache, Monsieur Marras, and the Misses Williams.
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