By Jacob Stockinger
Fans of Baroque music can take their experience beyond such standard fare as Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi and George Frideric Handel if they attend a concert this weekend by the veteran Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble, which has long used period instruments and historically informed performance practices.
The WBE concert of Baroque chamber music is this Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. in the historic Gates of Heaven Synagogue, 300 East Gorham Street, in James Madison Park in downtown Madison.
PLEASE NOTE: There is a Badger Football game on Saturday, so it may take a little longer than usual to get to the Gates of Heaven.
Members of the Wisconsin Baroque Ensemble (below) include: Mimmi Fulmer, soprano; Nathan Giglierano, baroque violin; Brett Lipshutz, traverse and recorder; Eric Miller, viola da gamba; Consuelo Sañudo, mezzo-soprano; Monica Steger, traverso, recorder and harpsichord; Anton TenWolde, baroque cello; and Max Yount, harpsichord.
Tickets at the door only: $20 for adults, $10 for students.
Here is the program:
INTERMISSION
For more information: 238 5126, email: info@wisconsinbaroque.org, or visit www.wisconsinbaroque.org
A reception will be held at 2422 Kendall Ave., second floor, after the concert.
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Unless the group wants to showcase Guillemant, for some special reason, it would have been nice to hear a greater variety of music. I especially like from the Baroque era the Czech composer Jan Dinkmas Zelinka (16 October 1679 – 23 December 1745). Although he wrote lots of music for larger forces, especially masses, he wrote some delightful music for smaller groups like his Six Trio Sonatas For Oboe, Violin & Continuo. A nice Youtube clip of a performance is attached.
Another excellent (and underplayed today) Baroque composer of huge talent is Georg Philipp Telemann, who was the most popular composer in Europe in his day. And perhaps the most prolific ever.
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Comment by FFlambeau — October 14, 2016 @ 6:03 am
Benoît Guillemant is so obscure there is no Youtube of his music and no Wikipedia entry for him in English. I wonder why 7 of the pieces performed are by him? I can understand turning to different composers for change, and I generally encourage this, but this seems excessive.
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Comment by FFlambeau — October 14, 2016 @ 1:09 am