Collection Four

The Fourth Collection in the Mintel Archive contains recordings of concerts by Chicago’s Music of the Baroque under the direction of Music Director and Conductor, Thomas Wikman.  It also contains recordings of concerts by The New Oratorio Singers (such as Mendelssohn’s Elijah and the Brahm’s Alto Rhapsody) and Sacred Service (Advodath Hakodesh) by Ernest Bloch recorded during a worship service at North Shore Congregational Israel in Glencoe, Illinois.  This Collection contains orchestral music by Mozart, Haydn, Vivaldi & Bocchrini as well as a large number of madrigals by composers such as Thomas Morley, John Wilbye, Orlando Gibbons, Orlando di Lasso and Claudio Monteverdi.

• Volume 1:       Handel, G.F. ~ Jephtha
• Volume 2:       Mozart. W.A. ~ Symphonies #28 #35 #40 & #41 ~ Oboe Concert in C Major. Haydn, Franz ~ Symphony #93 & #104
• Volume 3:       Mozart, W.A. ~ Requiem. Handel, G.F. ~ “Let the Bright Seraphim”
• Volume 4:       Vivaldi, Antonio ~ Gloria & Credo, Concerto for 2 violins, Soprano motet; Boccherini, Luigi ~ Symphony No. 6 in D minor
• Volume 5:       Charpentier, M.A. ~ Midnight Mass, The Prodigal Son & Laetatus sum
• Volume 6:       Bach, J.S. ~ Brandenburg Concerto #2 & “Wedding” Cantata 202. Cantatas 80, 56, 124 & 199.
• Volume 7:        Mendelssohn, Felix ~ Elijah
• Volume 8:       Dvořák, Antonin ~ Quintet in G Major, Op. 77, Stravinsky, Igor ~ L’Histoire du Soldat
• Volume 9:       Bloch, Ernest ~ Sacred Service (Richard Cohn, Cantor)
• Volume 10:     Brass and choral concert 1992 & Brass and choral CDs
• Volume 11:     Brahms, Johannes ~ Alto Rhapsody. Bruckner, Anton ~ Mass #3 in F minor; Duruflé, Maurice ~ Requiem
• Volume 12:     Sacred and Secular Cantatas & Music of the Early Baroque
• Volume 13:     Madrigal Concerts

Collection Four:
Thomas Wikman, Music Director and Conductor

Volume 1: Handel, G. F. ~ Jephtha

Jephtha – Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor

Storgè – Janice Taylor, mezzo-soprano

Zebul – David Arnold, bass

Iphis – Patrice Michaels, soprano

 Hamor – Jeffrey Gall, countertenor

Angel – Alicia Purcell, soprano

 

Volume 2:  Mozart, W. A. and Haydn, Franz, ~ Symphonies

Mozart Symphonies:

~ Symphony #35 (“Haffner”) in D Major, K. 385
~ Symphony #40 in G minor, K. 550
~ Symphony #41 in C Major “Jupiter,” K. 551
~ Symphony #28 in C Major, K.200

~Mozart Oboe Concerto in C Major, K. 314

Haydn, Franz ~ Symphony #93 in D Major
                                  ~ Symphony in D Major, # 104, “London”

Boccherini, Luigi ~ Concerto in B-flat for Cello (Barbara Haffner, cello)

Volume 3:  Mozart, W. A. ~ Requiem & other works

Handel, G. F. ~ “Zadok, The Priest” from the Coronation Anthems

“May No Rash Intruder” from Solomon
Overture to Jephtha
Conclusion to Samson: “Let the Bright Seraphim”
                                                          Tamara Matthews, soprano; Barbara Butler, solo trumpet
                                                       “Let the Celestial Trumpets All Unite”

Mozart, W. A. ~Requiem: 2000 performance in Orchestra Hall
Tamara Matthews, soprano. Donna Bruno, mezzo-soprano.
Kurt Hansen, tenor. Kurt Link, bass.

Mozart, W. A. ~Requiem: 1993 Performance plus Ave verum corpus
Patrice Michaels, soprano. Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano.
William Watson, tenor. Peter Van De Graaff, bass.

Volume 4: Vivaldi, Antonio & Boccherini, Luigi ~ Various work

Vivaldi, Antonio ~ Gloria & Credo

“Devilish Fancies”

Vivaldi, Antonio ~ Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, Op. 3 No. 8 “L’estro armonico”
                                               Elliott Golub & Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky, violins

Nanino, Giovanni, Maria ~ Gloria in excelsis
Vivaldi, Antonio ~ Motet for Soprano “In furore iustissimae irae,” RV 626
Maria Kanyova, soprano

Vivaldi, Antonio ~ Concerto for Flute in G minor, Op. 10, No. 2, RV 439 “La notte”
                                         Lyon Leifer, flute. Joseph Urbinato, bassoon.

Boccherini, Luigi ~ Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 12, No. 4, G 506  “La casa del diavolo”

Volume 5:  Charpentier, Marc-Antoine ~ Midnight Mass, The Prodigal Son & Laetatus sum.

Messe de Minuit (Midnight Mass)
Amy Cochrane, Patricia Mueller, soprano
Mark Crayton, countertenor
Jan Jarvis, Richard Cohn, baritone
Michael Bahmann, organ

Filius Prodigus (The Prodigal Son)
Patricia Mueller, soprano
William Watson, Calland Metts, tenor
Jan Jarvis,  Richard Cohn, baritone
Peter Van De Graaff, bass

Laetatus sum (How glad was I…)
Amy Cochrane, Patricia Mueller, soprano
Mark Crayton, countertenor
William Watson, tenor
Richard Cohn, baritone
Peter van de Graaff, bass

 

Volume 6: All-Bach, J.S. ~ Concertos and Cantatas

Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041. Elliott Golub, violin
Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, BWV 1047. Barbara Butler, trumpet
Harpsichord Concerto in D minor BWV 1052. Michael Bahmann, keyboard
Concerto for flute, harpsichord and violin in A minor, BWV 1044.
Michael Bahmann, harpsichord
Elliott Golub, violin
Lyon Leifer, flute

Bach Cantata 199, “Mein Herze schwimmt im Blut” Judith Nelson, soprano
Bach Cantata 202, “Wedding”  Judith Nelson, soprano

Bach Cantata 124, “Meinen Jesum lass’ ich nicht”
Judith Nelson, soprano
Emily Lodine, alto
Kurt Hansen, tenor
Richard Cohn, bass

Bach Cantata 56, “Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen” Richard Cohn, baritone

Bach Cantata 80, “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”
Alicia Purcell, soprano
Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano
Kurt Hansen, tenor
Richard Cohn, baritone

Volume 7: Mendelssohn, Felix ~ Elijah
Thomas Wikman, Music Director & Conductor.

20^th Anniversary Gala Concert:  June 4, 1991 ~ Orchestra Hall
Chicago’s Music of the Baroque

Timothy Nobel, baritone
Susan Dunn, soprano
Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano
Jonathan Welch, William Watson, tenor
Alicia Purcell, soprano

 

 

The New Oratorio Singers

Elijah – Timothy Noble, baritone
The Widow – Patrice Michaels, soprano
The Youth – Alicia Purcell, soprano
Obadiah – Kurt Hansen, tenor
The Angel and Queen – Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano

Volume 8:  Stravinsky, Igor ~ L’Histoire du Soldat & Dvořàk, Antonín ~ Quintet in G Major
(performed at the studio of sculptor Richard Hunt.)

Stravinsky, Igor ~ L’Histoire du Soldat (The Soldier’s Tale)
Dvořák, Antonín ~ Quintet in G Major, Op. 77

Volume 9: Bloch, Ernest ~ Sacred Service (Avodath Hakodesh)
Thomas Wikman, Music Director & Conductor; Richard Cohn, Cantor

Part I; Meditation
Part II: Kedusha (Sanctification of God’s name)
Part III: Silent Devotion
Part IV: Returning the Scroll to the Ark
Part V: Rock of Israel
Part VI: Yevarechechah HaShem (Benediction)

North Shore Congregation Israel, Glencoe, Illinois

 

 

Volume 10: Brass & Choral Concert 1992 & Brass and Choral CDs

Renaissance Christmas Volume One – Commercial CD

Capriccio à 2 Corinetti ~ Johann Vierdanck
Hodie Christus natus est ~ Giovanni Gabrieli
Ne timeas Maria ~ Tomás Luis de Victoria
Allon gay, gay Berges ~ Guillaume Costeley
Canzone in Double Echo ~ Gabrieli 
Videntes Stellam ~ Palestrina

Lobe den Herren ~ Schütz
Canzone per sonar No. 27 ~ Gabrieli 

Vom Himmel Hoch sequence
Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland sequence

Pezel ~ Sonata No. 22
Scheidt ~ Ach, mein herzliebes Jesulien
Schütz ~ Der Gott Abrahames

Dances from Terpsichore ~ Pratorious
  (arranged by Thomas Wikman)

Renaissance Christmas Volume Two – Commercial CD

Capriccio à 3 Cornetti ~ Johann Vierdanck
Adoramus te ~ Giovanni Palestrina
 Sicut cervus ~ Palestrina
 Alla Battaglia ~  Giovanni Gabrieli
 Sonata pian’e forte ~ Gabrieli
 Victimae paschali ~ Tomás Luis de Victoria
O bone Jesu ~ Palestrina

In ecclesis ~ Palestrina
Kurt Hansen, tenor. Dale Turbeek, Countertenor

Sonata ~ Giovanni Battista Buonamente
Sonata for four Trombones ~ Daniel Speer
Est ist ein Rose ~ Praetorius
O magnum Mysterium ~ Victoria
Canzona septimi toni ~ Gabrieli
Canzona noni toni ~ Gabrieli
O Admirabile Commercium ~ Jacob Handl
Laudante Dominum ~ Monteverdi
Barbara Pearson, soprano. Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano.
Kurt Hansen, tenor. Jan Jarvis, baritone. Jeffrey Horvath, bass.

Te Deum: Solemn Tone with with handbells

1992 Brass & Choral Concert

Sweelinck, J.P. ~ Mille perles fines
Viadana, Lodovico ~ Magnificat Mode II
Guerrero, Francisco ~ Canite tuba in Sion
de Victoria, Tomás Luis ~ Pastores loquebantur
Gabrieli, Giovanni  ~ Canzone per sonar primi toni
Palestrina, Giovanni ~ Videntes stellam
Monteverdi, Claudio ~ Beatus vir

Praetorius, Michael ~ Dances from Terpsichore:
Passameze, Pavane de Spaigne, Suite de ballets, Suite de voltes

 

Schein, Johann ~ Paduana
Hymn: Jesus Redemptor
Schütz, Heinrich ~ Allein Gott
Gabrieli, Giovanni  ~ Canzona septimi toni No. 2
Scheidt, Samuel~ Angelus ad pastores ait
Schütz, Heinrich ~  Allen Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr & Der Gott Abrahams 
Te Deum laudamus~ Solemn Tone with Handbells

Bonus Recording: des Prez, Josquin ~ Motet: Mittit ad Virginum

Volume 11: The New Oratorio Singers: Brahms, Bruckner & Rossini

Brahms, Johannes ~ Alto Rhapsody  Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano.
Bruckner, Anton ~ Mass No. 3 in F minor
Duruflé, Maurice ~ Requiem with full Orchestra
Haydn, Franz Joseph ~ Insanae et Vanae Curae
Kodály, Zoltán ~Te Deum
Williams, Ralph Vaughan ~ Serenade to Music, The Blessed Son of God and Ring Out, Ye Crystal Spheres from Hodie.

Sarah Beatty, Patrice Michaels, Winifred Faix Brown, sopranos.
Deborah Austin, Karen Brunssen, mezzo-sopranos.
Kurt Hansen, William Watson, tenors.
Jan Jarvis, Douglas Anderson, Baritones.

Volume 12: Sacred and Secular Cantata Concert & Sacred Music of the Early Baroque

 Sacred and Secular Cantatas

Pezel, Johann ~ Sonatina No. 63 for 2 trumpets and organ
                         ~ Sonatina No. 64 for 2 trumpets and organ
                          ~ Sonatina No. 69 for 2 trumpets and organ

Isaac, Heinrich ~ Kyrie & Agnus Dei from Missa de Confessoribus
Schütz, Heinrich ~ Die so ihr den Herren fürchtet (You who fear The Lord, trust)
                              ~ Freuet euch des Herren (Shout for joy to The Lord) ~ from Symphoniae Sacre II

di Lasso, Orlando ~ Jubilate Deo (Sing joyfully to the Lord)
Torelli, Giuseppe ~ Concerto in D for two trumpets, strings & continuo
Monteverdi, Claudio ~Amor: Lamento della Ninfa (Lament of the Nymph)
                                     ~La piaga c’ho nel core (The wound I have in my heart)

Scarlatti, Alessandro ~ Su le sponde del Tebro (On the Banks of the Tiber)
Handel, G.F. ~ from Ariodante: “Ogn’ uno acclami bella virtù” (May everyone claim virtue)

Sacred Music of the Early Baroque

Monteverdi, Claudio ~ Sanctorum meritis (let us celebrate)
                                     ~ Confitebor (I will praise the Lord)
Anerio, Felice ~ Ave maris stella (Hail, Star of the Sea)
Schütz, Heinrich ~ Attendite, popule meus (Attend, O my people)
                        ~Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich? (Saul, why does thou persecute me?)
                         ~Singet dem Herrn (Sing to The Lord)
                          ~ Freuet euch des Herrn (Shout for joy to The Lord)
                         ~Lobe den Herren (Praise The Lord)
                         ~ Fili mi, Absalom (My son, Absalom)
Finetti, Giovanni, Antonio ~ O Maria quae rapis corda hominum (O Mary, who steals the hearts of men)
Rigatti, Giovanni Antonio ~ Nisi Dominus (Except the Lord builds the house)
Palestrina, Giovanni ~ Agnus Dei (Lamb of God)
de Victoria,  Tomás Luis ~ Victimae paschali laudes (To the paschal Lamb)

Tamara Matthews, Patricia Mueller, sopranos.
Emily Lodine, mezzo-soprano. Mark Crayton, countertenor.
William Watson, tenor.
Jan Jarvis, Richard Cohn, baritone.
Kurt Link, Peter Van De Graaff, bass

Volume 13: 1992 and 1993 Madrigal Concerts. Thomas Wikman, Music Director & Conductor. Chicago’s Music of the Baroque.

Morley, Thomas ~ Madrigals

Now is the month of Maying
April is in my mistress’ face
Thyrsis and Milla
Shoot, false Love, I care not
Sing we and chant it
Since my tears and lamenting
Good morrow, fair ladies
O grief ev’n on the bud
Love’s folk in green arraying

 Wilbye, John ~ Madrigals

The Lady Oriana
Oft have I vowed
Lady, your words do spite me
Draw on, sweet night
Hark all ye lovely saints
             

Monteverdi, Claudio ~ Madrigals

Hor che ‘l ciel e la terra e ‘l vento tace
Al bel lume
Zefiro torna e ‘l bel tempo rimena
Zefira toma
Augellin
Lamento della ninfa         

Madrigals & More (by various Composers)

Gibbons, Orlando ~ The silver swan
Tompkins, Thomas ~ Oyez! Has any found a lad
Gibbons, Orlando ~Fair is the rose
di Lasso, Orlando ~  Malona, mi acara
Greaves, Thomas ~ Come away sweet love
Weelkes, Thomas ~ When David heard
Coprario, John ~ O sweet flower
Dowland, John ~ Fine knacks for ladies
Byrd, William ~ The bells
Weelkes, Thomas ~ Hark, all ye lovely saints
Bull, John ~ The king’s hunt
Jones, Robert ~ Sweet Kate of late
Rossi, Luigi ~ Desperate speranze
Ward, John ~ Weep forth your tears
Marini, Biagio ~ Sonata sopra la Monica
Rossi, Luigi ~ Fan battaglia
Isaac, Heinrich ~ Quis dabit capiti meo aquam
Frescobaldi, Girolamo ~ Organ Toccata in F Major
Gastoldi, Giovanni ~ Amor vittorioso
Marenzio, Luca ~ Cantava la più vaga pastorella, Occhi lucenti e belli
de Wert, Giaches ~ Valle, che de’ lamenti
Picci, Giovanni ~ Passo e mezzo