MR. E. TAYLOR'S CONCERT.
LAST night, Mr. TAYLOR gave his annual concert, at the Albion, in Aldersgate Street. He had an orchestra consisting of about twenty instrumental performers, all of them of the first class—so that its power was equal to an ordinary orchestra of double the size ; and several excellent vocalists. His selection of music was such as might have been expected from a person of his excellent judgment and taste. We have time only to make a few disjointed remarks on what chiefly struck us.
The orchestra performed beautifully an overture of ROMBERG'S in the old style of HAYDN ; but were less successful ill \VEBER'S overture to Eury(mate, which requires great masses of sound to produce the proper effect. HaNnEf.'s song in dthalia," Gentle airs," accompanied on the violoncello, after the manlier of old SCARLATTI'S cantatas, was sung by IloaNcasTLE, and accompanied by Liam.ny. IloaNcasrix sang well, but LINDLEY was the principal in point of area, and the voice was reduced to an accompaniment,—no disparagement to HORNCASTLE, for we have heard the very same thing happen when BRAIIAN was the singer. This happens partly from the extraordinary beauty and richness of LINDLEY'S tones, and partly from his forgetting altogether that his is a subordinate part. We can imagine how Hasont., who was no respecter of persol would have behaved, if he had heard the acwmpanier of one of his songs indulge in cadenzas thrice as long and as elaborate as those made by the singer, and keep him standing on his leg for two minutes after he had finished, waiting for the end of a series of arpeggios and feats of execution. 'We have great admiration for LINDLEY'S powers; but his unrivalled tone and execution give him privileges which he is apt to abuse. Tile audience were delighted with a duet by Madame STocanausnx and Miss Massosr, the young lady whose recent debut as a concert-singer has been so successful : it was by MERCADINTE, and, as a composition, was of no great value ; but the author, like most Italians, knows how to write for the voice ; and the duet in question was full of effective passages, to which both the performers did great justice. Madame STOCKHAUSEN sang the scena in Figaro, " Dove sono," with great beauty. 'We never were more delighted with this lady's voice ; and her delicacy and grace are always admirable. Miss MassoN, who was a pupil of PASTA, gave us the famous " Ombra adorata," with very great effect. She not only possesses the manner of her instructress, but is imbued with her spirit ; and the resemblance is carried further, in the fine Grecian cast of her features. Several charming English glees were sung in a very perfect manner ; particularly STEVENS'S " From Oberon, in Fairy land," in which Madame STOCKHAUSEN took the principal part. 'We believe this was her first appearance as an English singer ; and her complete success induces us to hope she will appear often in that character. Two concerted pieces from MOZART'S " Cosi fan tate " were admirably sung, and were very effective, as the music was intelligible independently of the dramatic situations. We could not stay to the end of the concert ; and therefore (lid not hear a song of Mr. TAYLOR'S composition, which we observed he had, with too much modesty, placed almost at the conclusion. The room was crowded by a very brilliant audience.
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