Abstract

The Richard and Judith Mintel Archive of Recordings comprises 6 boxes and spans over 4 decades of sound engineering and producing work of husband and wife team Richard and Judith Mintel. Recordings are almost entirely of classical music performances, some from radio broadcasts, mostly from the Chicago area. The collection includes printed and digital material.

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Broadcast on WFMT April 12, 2015.

Kerry Frumkin, host and producer.

Trumpet Fanfare / Johann Verdanck -- Vespro della Beata Vergine. Selections / Claudio Monteverdi -- Cimento dell’armonia e dell’inventione. N. 1 [Spring] / Antonio Vivaldi -- Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato. Selections / George Frideric Handel -- Masses, BWV 232, B minor. Cum sancto spiritu / Johann Sebastian Bach.

Scope and Contents Recorded in performance, approximately 1992 (per Mintel website).Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.Stabat Mater, P. 77, F minor (Soloists: Patrice Michaels, soprano; Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano) / Giovanni Battista Pergolesi -- Sonatas, trumpets (2), strings, continuo, D major / Petronio Franceschini -- Motetti per concerti ecclesiastici. Dic nobis Maria / Giovanni Bassano -- Credo, RV 591, E minor ; Concertos, trumpets (2), string orchestra, RV 537, C...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Richard and Judith Mintel Archive of Recordings comprises 6 boxes and spans over 4 decades of sound engineering and producing work of husband and wife team Richard and Judith Mintel. Most recordings in this collection were made before a live audience, and for the most part, only two microphones were used as a way to simulate a live listening experience. Annotations on the type and placement of microphones are included on some of the program notes in the collection. The...

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Recorded in performance; broadcast 1989.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Coronation anthems / George Frideric Handel -- Dioclesian. Masque / Henry Purcell.

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Recorded in performance.

The New Oratorio Singers, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Soloists: Timothy Noble, baritone; Patrice Michaels, Alicia Purcell, soprano; Kurt Hansen, tenor; Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano.

Elijah / Felix Mendelssohn.

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Recorded in performance.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Brandenburgische Konzerte ; Suites, orchestra, BWV 1066-1069 / Johann Sebastian Bach.

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Recorded in performance in 1974 and 2001.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Matthäuspassion / Johann Sebastian Bach.

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Recorded in performance; broadcast 1987.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Soloists: Sarah Beatty, soprano; Karen Brunssen, Cynthia Anderson, mezzo-soprano; Kurt Hansen, Jan Jarvis, Darrell Rowader, Willard Thomen, tenor; Richard Cohn, Jeffrey Horvath, baritone; William Walker, bass.

Vespro della Beata Vergine / Claudio Monteverdi.

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Recorded in performance; broadcast 1987.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Soloists: Athalia: Lorna Haywood, soprano; Josbeth: Winifred Brown, soprano; Joas: Alicia Purcell, soprano; Joad: Jeffrey Gall, countertenor; Mathan: Kurt Hansen, tenor; Abner: Kevin Langan, bass.

Athalia / George Frideric Handel.

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Recorded in performance; broadcast 1987.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Soloists: Barbara Pearson, Linda Mabbs, Rebecca Patterson, Sarah Beatty, soprano; Karen Brunssen, Catherine Caccavallo, alto; Darrell Rowader, Glenn Seibert, Philip Kraus, tenor; Richard Cohn, Edward Crafts, baritone/bass.

King Arthur / Henry Purcell.

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Recorded in performance; broadcast 1987.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Soloists: Theodora: Lorna Haywood, soprano; Didymus: Steven Rickards, countertenor; Septimius: Glenn Siebert, tenor; Irene: Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano; Valens: Richard Cohn, baritone; Messenger: Kurt Hansen, tenor.

Theodora / George Frideric Handel.

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Recorded in performance; broadcast 1987.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Soloists: Winifred Faix Brown, soprano; Karen Brunssen, Alice Rogers, mezzo-soprano; Kurt Hansen, Darrell Rowader, tenor; Timothy Noble, William Stone, baritone.

Tag des Gerichts / Georg Philipp Telemann.

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Recorded in performance; broadcast 1987.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Soloists: Linda Zogby, soprano; Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano; Steven Rickards, countertenor; Kurt Hansen, tenor; Richard Cohn, baritone; Myron Myers, bass.

Masses, BWV 232, B minor / Johann Sebastian Bach.

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Recorded in performance; broadcast 1988.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

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

Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato / George Frideric Handel.

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Recorded in performance; broadcast 1988.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Solomon. Ouverture ; Solomon. Sinfonia [Entrance of the Queen of Sheba] ; Joseph and his brethren. March ; Ah, che troppo ineguali (Soloist: Winifred Faix Brown, soprano) ; Samson. Let the bright seraphim (Soloist: Winifred Faix Brown, soprano) ; Water music / George Frideric Handel.

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Recorded in performance; broadcast 1988.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Soloists: Linda Mabbs, Alicia Purcell, soprano; Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano; Steven Rickards, countertenor; Darrell Rowader, Kurt Hansen, William Watson, tenor; Richard Cohn, Philip Kraus, baritone; Myron Myers, bass.

Fairy queen / Henry Purcell.

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Recorded in performance; broadcast 1988.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor. Soloists: Saul: Simon Estes; Jonathan: Richard Versalle; David: Jeffrey Gall; Merab: Kathryn Bouleyn; Michal: Linda Mabbs; Samuel: Arthur Berg; Witch: Clayton Hochhalter; Amalikite: Darrell Rowader; Doeg: Jeffrey Horvath; High Priest: Jan Jarvis.

Saul / George Frideric Handel.

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Recorded in performance; broadcast 1988.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Soloists: Deborah: Lorna Haywood; Jael: Linda Mabbs; Barak: Jeffrey Gall; Sisera: Frank Little; Abinoam: Michael Burt; Herald: Darrell Rowader; Priest of the Israelites: William Walker; Priest of Baal: Richard Cohn.

Deborah / George Frideric Handel.

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Recorded in performance; broadcast 1988.

Music of the Baroque, Thomas Wikman, conductor.

Concertos, trumpets (2), string orchestra, RV 537, C major / Antonio Vivaldi -- Masses, D. 167, G major / Franz Schubert -- Suites, orchestra, BWV 1068, D major / Johann Sebastian Bach -- Lord is my shepherd / John Blow -- Magnificats, BWV 243, D major / Bach.