Collection Two

The Second Collection in the Mintel Archive contains the second WFMT broadcast series of 13 weekly radio programs containing concerts by Chicago’s Music of the Baroque under the direction of Music Director and Conductor, Thomas Wikman.  Most of the volumes in this Collection also contain commentary about the musical compositions, the performance venues and the performers. This series was syndicated and heard worldwide over hundreds of classical music radio stations. The broadcasts were syndicated in 1988 and contain three major Handel oratorios – Saul, L’Allegro and Deborah.  Also included are a delightful piece by J.S. Bach, Cantata 201, the text of which depicts the mythical singing contest between Phoebus (Apollo) and Pan and Bach’s St. Matthew Passion performed in 1985.

• Volume 1: Handel, G.F ~ L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato
• Volume 2: Bach, J.S. & Vivaldi, Antonio ~ Cantatas & Concerti
• Volume 3: Handel, G.F. ~ Water Music
• Volume 4: Haydn, Franz J. ~ Lord Nelson Mass
• Volume 5: Bach, J.S. ~ Phoebus and Pan
• Volume 6: Mozart, W.A. ~ Eine kleine Nachtmusik
• Volume 7: Purcell, Henry ~ The Fairy Queen
• Volume 8: Handel, G.F. ~ Saul
• Volume 9: Bach, J.S. ~ Organ Preludes & Cantatas
• Volume 10: Mozart, W. A, ~ Missa Brevis in C Major & other works
• Volume 11: Handel. G.F. ~ Deborah
• Volume 12: Bach, J.S. ~ Magnificat; Schubert, Franz ~ Mass in G Major.
• Volume 13: Bach, J.S. ~ St. Matthew Passion (1985)

1988 Second Broadcast Season of Chicago’s Music of the Baroque on WFMT
Thomas Wikman, Music Director and Conductor

Volume 1: Handel, G.F ~ L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato;
(The Cheerful, the Thoughtful, and the Moderate Man)

Linda Mabbs, Alicia Purcell: soprano.
Steven Rickards, countertenor.
Kurt Hansen, William Watson, tenor.
Richard Cohn, baritone.

Instrumental obbligati:
Barbara Haffner, violoncello.
Lyon Leifer, flute.
Gail Williams, horn. Charles Geyer, trumpet.
Douglas Waddell, glockenspiel. David Schrader, celesta.

 

 

 

 

Volume 2: Bach, J.S. & Vivaldi, Antonio ~ Cantatas & concerti

Bach, J.S. ~ Cantata 152, Tritt auf die Glaubensbahn (Walk in the way of faith) Judith Nelson, soprano. Myron Myers, bass.

~ Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C Major, BWV 1061
Soloists: David Schrader and Igor Kipnis

~ Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor
Lyon Leifer flute.

Soler, Antonio ~ Fandango. Igor Kipnis, harpsichord.

Vivaldi, Antonio ~ Nulla in Mundo pax sincera (There is no real peace in the world).
Judith Nelson, soprano

~ Concerto for Piccolo and strings in C Major, R.V. 443
Walfrid Kujala, piccolo.

Volume 3: Handel, G.F. ~ Wassermusik (Water Music) & other works

 

Overture to Solomon

“Entrance of the Queen of Sheba” from Solomon
“March” from Joseph and His Brethren
Cantata: Ah! che troppo ineguali
Air: “Let the Bright Seraphim”
Winifred Faix Brown, soprano

Water Music
Suite in F Major
Suite in G Major
Suite in D Major

Bonus Recording: 1995 performance of Water Music Suites

 

 

Volume 4: Haydn, Franz ~ Lord Nelson Mass

WFMT Broadcast:
Bach, J.S. ~ Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major
Torelli, Giuseppe ~ Sinfonia à 4 in C Major
Mozart, W. A. ~ Ave Verum Corpus, K.618
Handel, G. F. ~ “Let Thy Hand be Strengthened” from The Coronation Anthems

Vivaldi, Antonio ~ “Autumn” from The Four Seasons (Le Quattro Stagioni)
Elliott Golub, violin.

Haydn, Franz ~ Lord Nelson Mass
Lorna Haywood, Sarah Beatty, sopranos. Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano. Jerome Padorr, tenor and Scott Reeve, baritone

1990 Lord Nelson Mass Concert:
Sinfonia à  2 for two Trumpets in D Major by Giuseppi Torelli
Charles Geyer & Barbara Butler, trumpets

Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 “Christmas Concerto” by Arcangelo Corelli
Vivace – Grave – Allegro
Adagio – Allegro – Adagio
Vivace – Allegro – Pastorale (Largo)

Mass in D minor, “Lord Nelson Mass”
By Franz Joseph Haydn

Linda Mabbs, soprano
Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano
Kurt Hansen, tenor
Richard Cohn, baritone

Volume 5: Bach, J.S. ~ Phoebus and Pan
with other works of Bach, Telemann, Vivaldi, Gastoldi & Vierdanck.

Vierdanck, Johann ~ Capriccio à 3 Cornetti
Charles Geyer, Barbara Butler, Jeffrey Hickey, trumpets

Vivaldi, Antonio ~ “Winter” from The Four Seasons
(Le Quattro Stagioni) Elliott Golub, violin

Gastoldi, Giovanni ~ Amor vittorioso

Telemann, G. P. ~ Concerto for Three Trumpets in D Major

Bach, J. S. ~ Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049

The Contest between Phoebus and Pan, BWV 201

Phoebus-Richard Cohn, Pan-Myron Myers, Momus-Alicia Purcell, Mercurius-Karen Brunssen, Mydas-Kurt Hansen, Tmolus-William Watson.

Volume 6: Mozart, W.A. ~ Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music)
with works of Bach, Handel, Vivaldi & Pachelbel. Elliott Golub, concertmaster.

Vivaldi, Antonio ~ Concerto in D minor for Oboe and Strings
Robert Morgan, oboe

Handel, G. F. ~ Concerto Grosso in D minor Op. 6, No. 10
Bach, J.S. ~ Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048

Vivaldi, Antonio ~ Concerto for Violin and Three Violins in Echo in A Major
Elliott Golub, Tom Hall, Adrian Gola, Nisanne Graff, violin.

Pachelbel, Johann ~ Canon, Gigue for Three violins and Basso continuo in D Major

Mozart, W. A. ~ Eine kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music)

Volume 7: Purcell, Henry ~ The Fairy Queen

1986 ~ The Fairy Queen WFMT Broadcast

Linda Mabbs, Alicia Purcell, sopranos. Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano.
Steven Rickards, countertenor.
Darrell Rowader, Kurt Hansen, William Watson, tenors.
Richard Cohn, Philip Kraus, baritones. Myron Myers, bass.

1996 ~ The Fairy Queen

Linda Mabbs, Amy Cochrane, sopranos. Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano.
Mark Crayton, countertenor.
William Watson, tenor.
Douglas Anderson, Philip Kraus, Jan Jarvis baritones.
Peter Van de Graaff, bass.

Volume: Handel, G.F. ~ Saul

Saul – Simon Estes, bass-baritone
Jonathan – Richard Versalle, tenor
David – Jeffrey Gall, countertenor
Merab – Kathryn Bouleyn, soprano
Michal – Linda Mabbs, soprano
Samuel – Arthur Berg, bass
Witch – Clayton Hochhalter, tenor
Amalekite– Darrell Rowader, tenor
High Priest – Jan Jarvis, baritone
Doeg – Jeffrey Horvath, bass

 

 

Volume 9: Bach, J.S. ~ Cantatas 105, 33, 147 & organ chorale preludes

Organ chorale prelude: BWV 622 O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß
(O man, weep for thy great sins)

Cantata 105 Herr, gehe nicht ins Gericht (Lord, enter not into judgement)

Organ chorale prelude: BWV 642 Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten
(If thou but suffer God to guide thee)

Cantata 33 Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (Only upon You, Lord Jesus Christ)

Organ chorale prelude: BWV 729 In dulci jubilo (In sweet rejoicing)

Cantata 147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben (Heart and mouth and deed and life)

Linda Mabbs, Alicia Purcell, sopranos. Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano.
Kurt Hansen, William Watson, tenors. Myron Myers, bass.

Instrumental obbligati: Elliott Golub,,Everett Zlatoff-Mirsky, violin. Barbara Haffner, violoncello.
Robert Morgan, oboe & oboe d’amore. Robert Morgan, Judith Kulb, English horn. Charles Geyer, flugelhorn.
Thomas Wikman, organ.

Volume 10: Mozart, W. A. ~ Missa Brevis in C Major, K. 259
with other works of Mozart, Handel, Greene, Bach & Telemann

Telemann, G. F. ~ Concerto in D Major for Three Trumpets
Bach, J. S. ~ Concerto for Oboe d’Amore in A Major, BWV 1055
                                         (Robert Morgan, oboe d’amore)
Greene, Maurice ~ Lord, Let Me Know Mine End
Handel, G. F. ~ “The King Shall Rejoice” from The Coronation Anthems

Mozart, W.A. ~ Missa Brevis in C Major, K. 259 & other works
     Sonata for Organ and Orchestra in C Major, K.336
     Kyrie & Gloria from Missa Brevis
     Sonata for Organ and Orchestra in E-flat Major, K.67
     Credo from Missa Brevis
     Laudate Dominum from Solemn Vespers of the Confessor, K. 339 – Alicia Purcell, soprano.
     Sanctus & Benedictus from Missa Brevis
     Sub Tuum Praesidium, K. 198
     Agnus Dei from Missa Brevis
     Sonata for Organ and Orchestra in C Major, K. 278

Volume 11: Handel, G.F. ~ Deborah

Deborah – Lorna Haywood, soprano

Jael – Linda Mabbs, soprano

Barak – Jeffrey Gall, countertenor

Sisera — Frank Little, tenor

Abinoam – Michael Burt, bass-baritone

 Volume 12: Bach, J.S. ~ Magnificat; Schubert, Franz ~ Mass in G Major

Vivaldi, Antonio ~ Two-Trumpet Concerto in C Major
Charles Geyer and Barbara Butler, trumpets.

Schubert, Franz ~ Mass in G Major
Alicia Purcell, soprano. William Watson, tenor. Richard Cohn, baritone.

Bach, J.S. ~ Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068

Blow, John ~ The Lord is my Shepherd
Steven Rickards, countertenor. Kurt Hansen, tenor. Richard Cohn, baritone. Myron Myers, bass. David Schrader, organ.

Bach, J.S. ~ Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
Alicia Purcell, soprano. Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano. Steven Rickards, countertenor. Kurt Hansen, William Watson, tenors. Richard Cohn, baritone. Myron Myers, bass.

Volume 13: Bach. J.S. ~ St. Matthew Passion (1985)

Evangelist-Jon Humphreys; Jesus-Edward Crafts; Pilate-William Stone; Pilate’s wife-Anne Reisig; Peter-Jan Jarvis; Judas-Richard Cohn; High Priest-William Walker; Priests– William Diana, William Walker; Maids-Alicia Purcell, Cynthia Anderson; Witnesses-Susan Bloss, Darrell Rowader. Glen Ellyn Children’s Chorus.

Arias: Faith Esham, Sarah Beatty, soprano. Birgit Finnilä, contralto Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano. Kurt Hansen, William Watson, tenor. William Stone, baritone. Myron Myers bass.