THE PHILHARMONIC CONCERTS.
The first Philharmonic Concert of this year took place on Monday even- ing. It was of fair average character; but something more remarkable might have been expected for the opening of the season. The concert be- gan with a Symphony by Hesse, a composer scarcely known in this coun- try; which, by many critics who judge from names, was set down as worth- less. It is, however, a work not unworthy of its author, who is the Ka- pellmeister at Breslau, and one of the greatest living musicians'of Germany. The other Symphony was Mendelssohn's in A; composed for the Philhar- monic Society a good many years since, and fall of youthful fire and ge- nius. Beethoven's magnificent Pianoforte Concerto in E flat was exceed- ingly well performed by Mrs. Anderson; and M. Sainton played a pleasing Concertino on the violin, of his own composition, with fine tone and bril- liant execution. The Overtures were Weber's Enryanthe sad Beethoven's Prometheus. Mademoiselle Alboni and Miss A. Williams were the singers- Alboni sang Mozart's " Voi the sapete " with classical plainness; but its effect was marred by the key being lowered a third to suit her voice. She was more successful in an air from the Banana in Algieri. Miss Williams sang a recitative and air from Spohr's Azor and Zemira, very nicely. But the vocal pieces, on the whole, were ineffective.
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