The morning call., 1893-11-26
THE MlNETTI CONCERT.
Enjoyed by Large and Enthusias-
tic Attendance.


The first Minetti concert at Golden
Gate Hall yesterday afternoon was at
tended by almost all the musicians in San
Frar cisco. Signor Minetti has never
cOurted public favor in this city, relying
entirely on his fame in Milan and Turin,
and. like another eminent artist. Signor
Zilliani. modestly awaited the California
laurels which he won yesterday.
The programme was essentially of the
classic Italian. style, and In consequence
an entire novelty for those who have been
accustomed TO Schubert and Beethoven at
all the better class of concerts during the
past thirty years.
The string quintet of Bazzinl was per-
formed for the first time In this city and
showed the moss thorough preparation.
MeSsrs. Carlmuller, Walcott, Heine and
Gutterson were a strong aid to Signor
Minetti's work. and In the ScherZo. which
presents the greatest difficulty OF the
composition. the delicacy and unison was
a delightful surprise, Mr.. Heine's cello
contributing as usual to the most charm
ing effects.
Nine. Ferrari in the difficult aria from
Rossini's Barber Of Seville" excited en-
thusiastic applause. which was rel eated
when the sextet rendered two numbers
from Boccherini, the "Sicilian a" and the
cberini is considered by the critics to have
rivaled Mozart. In the first there is a
severity and yet certain brightness of
| style that equals the best efforts of the
eighteenth century masters, and the de-
veIopment of the theme through its dainty
lights and shades renders it pre-eminently
a study for trained workmen. The "Minu-
etto" Is always popular and was played
in excellent tempo, for which it received a
warm encore.
Mr.. Minetti's song as rendered by Nine.
Ferrarl received generous welcome.
But the revelation of the concert was
ViottPs violin concerto, rendered by
Signor Minetti, with the excellent accom-
paniInent of SignOr MARTINEZ. In this
piece Signor Minetti displayed his most
brilliant qualities as violinist. Iu tone
and execution could be discerned the result
of all the months of careful study which
this most difficult of violin concertos de-
mands, and yet in all the refinement dart
there was no hardness such as one some
times hears in the rendering of ViottPs
work. 1t is essentially of the Italian
school of the age in which Mozart won his
laurels at Milan, and may easily be ruined
in its execution by a musician who lacks
the sensitive feeling of the artist.
In response TO the prolonged encore
SigDor Minett gave the pretty "Slum ber
Song" which he has once given before In
this city.
LII was, Oh course, thoroughly encOur-
aging to the musicians to enjoy the ap-
pause from first to last of a large and
thoroughly appreciative audience. Signor
MiDetu's popularity with his fellow
artists naturally secured the attendance
for which man of his skill and tempera-
ment most fOndly cares. Of course, the
most gratifying feature of the affair was
the financial success. and in consequence
of yesterdays rare encouragement Signor
Minetti at once directed his manager Mr.
Philip Hastings. 10 arrange for himself
and his fellow-artists a series of three or
more matinee concerts. to be held in the
near future.