The Well-Tempered Ear

Classical music: The Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble performs music by Monteverdi, Vivaldi, Telemann, C.P.E. Bach and Johann Gottfried Muthel this Sunday afternoon at the historic landmark Gates of Heaven Synagogue.

By Jacob Stockinger

The early music group Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble will present a concert of baroque vocal and instrumental chamber music on period instruments this Sunday afternoon, February 10, at 3 p.m. at the Gates of Heaven (below), located at 300 East Gorham Street. in James Madison Park in downtown Madison, Wisconsin

Tickets at the door are: $15, $10 for students.

The musicians (below) are: Theresa Koenig – recorder; Brett Lipshutz – traverse; Eric Miller – viola da gamba, cello; Consuelo Sanudo – mezzo soprano; Anton TenWolde – cello; and Max Yount – harpsichord.


The program “Sturm und Drang: Music of the Late German Baroque” features music by C.P.E. Bach, Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Telemann and Johann Gottfried Muthel (at bottom in a YouTube video).

Here are the specific works: C.P.E. Bach – Sonata in D Major for viola da gamba and basso continuo; 

• Telemann – Fantasia in B minor (flute solo) 
• Vivaldi – Sonata in E-flat for cello and basso continuo, RV 39; 
• Telemann – Cantata “Es ist ein schlechter Ruhm” from “Harmonischer Gottesdienst”; 
• Monteverdi – “Se i languidi miei sguardi”; 
• Muthel – Sonata in D major for flute and basso continuo; and 
• Telemann – Trio Sonata No. 7 for recorder, viola da gamba, and basso continuo, from “Essercii musici.”

Future 2013 WBE concerts in Madison will be held on April 13, October 12 and November 30, all at 8 p.m.

For more information about this concert, including program notes and player biographies, visit www.wisconsinbaroque.org or call (608) 238 5126.