The Philharmonic Society, at their second concert, on Monday, pre-
sented the audience with the following bill of fare.
PART I.
Sinfonia, No. 11 (Grand) Haydn. Quintett, "Tell me, good Ali," (Azar and Zenatra,) Miss Kearns, Miss Thornton, Miss Williams, Mr. Benson, and Mr. Bodda Spohr. Introduction and Rondo, Pianoforte, Mr. W. H. Holmes Mendelssohn. Recit. and Aria, "Non so donde viene," Mr. Bodda Mozart. Overture (Anacreon) Cherubini.
PART U.
Sinfonia Eroica Beethoven. Quartett, "The Nightingale," Miss Kearns, Miss Wil- liams, Mr. Benson, and Mr. Bodda Mendelssohn. Concertino (MS.) Clarinet, Mr. Lazarus Molique. Terzetto, " Night's lingering shades," (Azor and Ze- mira,)Miss Kearns, Miss Thornton, and MissWilliams Spohr. Overture (MS.) Schlosser.
To this entertainment, either in regard to its quality or arrangement, no reasonable objection can be made ; and yet, as a whole, it was unsatis- factory ; the fault lying, as usual, with its vocal portion. The two sym- phonies, superb in themselves, were well contrasted—Haydn's light and graceful production with the lofty and profound Sinfonia Eroica. Both the solo pieces, too, were excellent ; and their execution did honour to Mr. Holmes and Mr. Lazarus ; and the brilliant overture to Anacreon never fails to please. The vocal pieces were of great beauty, and the singers of acknowledged merit ; but the fault was that the music and the singers were not well fitted to each other. The two concerted pieces from Azor and Zeinira are fine specimens of Spohr's dramatic style, but they produced no effect, because they were not performed by dramatic singers. They were most coldly received ; and we were very sorry to see such me- ritorious performers placed in a false position.
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