WFMT Broadcast~The Fairy Queen Part One
Thomas Wikman, Music Director and Conductor
Chicago’s Music of the Baroque
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.
Collection Two, Vol. 7
Link to Fairy Queen Concert Program with the text, more credits and program notes.
The Fairy Queen Part One: Location Timings
WFMT Intro
- Prelude 5:05
- Hornpipe and Rondeau 7:14
- Overture 12:04
- Duet 13:47
- Drunken Poet 16:26
- Interlude 22:30
- Act II Come all ye Songsters 23:43
- Flutes 26:17
- Trio: May the God of Wit: Trumpet Echo 27:12
- Chorus 30:59
- Night 32:45
- Mystery 37:05
- Secrecy 38:14
- Sleep 40:24
- Chorus: Hush 42:23
- Dance 44:41
- If Love’s a Sweet passion 48:10
- Symphony of the Swans 50:50
- Sop: Let me weep 52:32
- Dialogue 59:30
- Countertenor, Chorus: A thousand, thousand.. 1:03:30
- Closing Hornpipe 1:06:44
- WFMT Exit 1:10:05
The Fairy Queen Part Two: Location Timings
WFMT Intro
- Symphony Act IV 1:31
- Soprano aria & Chorus, Trio Pipes and clarions 8:15
- Entry of Phoebus 12:28
- Phoebus: A cruel, long winter 13:10
- Chorus: Hail! 16:13
- Spring 18:38
- Summer 21:10
- Autumn 22:38
- Winter; Chorus: Hail! 25:57
- Symphony Act V 30:45
- Alto: Hark! 32:19
- Soprano: Hark! 34:22
- The God of Marriage: 36:53
- Hymen obeys 39:33
- Trio: Turn, turn 41:21
- Trio, chorus: We shall be as happy… 43:34
- Hornpipe, orchestral 45:07
- Final Chorus 48:24
- WFMT Exit 49:37
Dioclesian ~ Part One: Acts, I, II, III, IV
Thomas Wikman, Music Director and Conductor
Chicago’s Music of the Baroque
Patrice Michaels, Patricia Mueller ~sopranos
Steven Rickards~ countertenor
Bruce Fowler~ tenor
Jan Jarvis, Richard Cohn, Douglas Anderson ~ baritones
Peter Van de Graaff, Edward Pounds~ bass
Collection Eight, Vol. 6
Link to 1992 Dioclesian Concert Program with the text, more credits and program notes.
Dioclesian ~ Part Two: The Masque
Thomas Wikman, Music Director and Conductor
Chicago’s Music of the Baroque
Patrice Michaels, Patricia Mueller ~sopranos
Steven Rickards~ countertenor
Bruce Fowler~ tenor
Jan Jarvis, Richard Cohn, Douglas Anderson ~ baritones
Peter Van de Graaff, Edward Pounds~ bass
Collection Eight, Vol. 6
Suite From Abdelazar or The Moor’s Revenge
Suite From Abdelazar by Henry Purcell
Chicago’s Music of the Baroque orchestra
Thomas Wikman, Music Director and Conductor
Elliott Golub, Concertmaster
Collection Eight, Vol. 6