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has some time quitted the stage, sung in
this concert; and though she had a
cold, which affected her voice, yet she
executed several airs in such a manner
as proved her to have the abilities of a
great singer. Among these, besides two
songs of great compass and execution,
she sung an adagio with infinite taste.
The master at the harpsichord was
Signor Scotti; two or three of Mr. Bach's
overtures were played, and very much
approved; and an excellent one of Mar-
tini, with a duet violin concerto of
Raymond, a German, very well written,
and, though difficult, well executed, by
two performers of different powers, but
both good in their way; one an elderly
man, with great neatness and delicacy
of tone, but feeble; the other very
young, with a force and fire which will
soon render him a very great player;
especially as to these requisites he joins
expression: it was an admirable contest
between age and youth, judgment and
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