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MUSIC AT THE EXHIBITION.
Tbe-gte&t pi \biteilt concert at the>. firhiln
Lition last Saturday afternoon was a magni
ficentdiaplay, both in front, of the platform
and-on it : The mufflcaiworks performed
were the reaalt of pttbticite voting, and'the
outcome showed that Wagner was <well >re
cognised, Beethoven ^honoured, Handel
honoured, -and ' Sdsat. pioperiy admired:
Tneed&y saw anewgnodnction as far as this
city h concerned'' in ' the -hhape of 'the
symphony iuGi Jwhich Mourt composed in
Litre—a* very'<de!igtatfnl work, typical of its
composer; and showing at its proper date,
in its new andatrong invention, hdw
mochlatetCoritposere owe to the-fftie;
minded musician whdna later generations
have learned tocall the ^-divine Ifoufrt " On
Wednesday afternoon webada'fioe eytophohy
by Hsydn; the * No.tiof Bteitkopf> and
Cartels' -phblicationt and ohe bf 'the Very
best* which-'Haydn-wroth' fori Salomon's
London^Ocmoerta; v..no?««; .o hoc; !■
Thematic oh Thursday bras all of aeatis
factorydrind. < The' principal novelty'' In* the
progeubmefor thsaftemoon ocmaistod' of
the Andante «mdMinuet*andTifo>ftom'*h«
"Nd 1 Symphony *in<G! >mit»or, composed by
Mendelssohnin >18*4, » add dedicated Ui '■ the
PWlb(miH>nic Society, London, vrtteh'he'wtui
yet butl5 y&ra <dd-4 truly ad durable and
inspired Composition; ~4Ttoe other obiectloiifl1
on this%*ogwmn»'.'wew ^m 'WBgnfer,
'Massenet, Oelibea, and~G©unod In the
evening the trnly great trhtk ^'The Golden
Legend* by Attbny gomvftn.waa repeated
bftndarid thoras node? Mr. Cosren number
ing 800 performers. Fridfty nigUt con*
cert waa entirely Wagnerian. ; .
ANDANTE.
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