M.R. LINDLEY'S CONCERT.
FEW performers have attained and held for an equal space the repute- bon which LINDLEY enjoys. For twenty-five years he can hardly be said to have bad a competitor either in England or on the Continent. Some are good orchestra-players, some good concerto-players ; some excel in execution, a few in tone ; but LINDLEY combines all these requisites of a first-rate performer. So firm, so steady is he in an orchestra, and so extensive is his musical range, that we would rather (of the two) he should never play another concerto, than that he should vacate his seat as first violoncello in all our first bands. Among these we can no longer class the band of the King's Theatre ; which, with the exception of two performers, is below that of Covent Garden. LINDLEY'S professional brethren are always happy to give him their assistance, and his band approached more nearly than that of any other concert the number and excellence of the Philharmonic. We re- gretted that there was only one full instrumental piece. To be sure that piece was MOZART'S Jupiter. It was also a proof of good taste that the honoured name of CO&ELLI appeared in the scheme. Made- moiselle SONTAG sung, in German, the celebrated scene from Der Heischiitz ; but with much less impassioned feeling than we are ac- customed to hear in it from Miss PATON. Her variations on the " Swiss Boy" were merely the exhibition of an instrument ; and were less rapid than those of MOSCHELES, and less expressive than those of LINDLEY. E. TAYLOR'S style of singing PERGOLESI'S "0 Lord have mercy," recalled BARTLEMAN to our recollection. Miss M. CRAMER, in "The last rose of summer," showed the good taste which belongs to all her family. There was one singular feature in this concert, ROSSINI'S name did not occur in the scheme. The audience were obliged to content themselves with Mozeer, WEBER, PERGOLESI, and CORELLI j and they were old-fashioned enough to be pleased.
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