On Wings of Song: The Performance Recordings of Josephine A. Estill 1939–1974
Compilation album by
ReleasedJuly 2009
Recorded1939–1974
GenreClassical music
ProducerAlice Estill Miller

On Wings of Song: The Performance Recordings of Josephine A. Estill 1939–1974 is a compilation album on four CDs featuring performances by Jo Estill. The album is taken from original live recordings by Charles M. "Bud" Edmonds of Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. The album was remastered at Banquet Studios, Sebastopol, California, United States during 2008–2009, with sound engineer Darryl Webb and produced by Alice Estill Miller. The album sleeve notes credit special thanks to Zana Timroth, Donald P. Jenkins, Kim Steinhauer and Steven Chicurel.[1]

Track listing

Disk 1 (The Early Years 1939–1950)
# Title Writer(s) Musician(s) Notes Year Length
1. "KQV - Theme - Cuban Love Song" Tipton, piano Pittsburg Radio Station Show 1939 1:24
2. "Begin the Beguine" Inglewood Park Cemetery Assn., Inglewood Park, Los Angeles, CA 1944 3:30
3. "Don't You Know" 2:06
4. "Sophisticated Lady" 2:15
5. "On Wings of Song" Felix Mendelssohn Inglewood Park quartet 1945 3:08
6. "Adele's Laughing Song" Johann Strauss II 3:35
7. "Oft in the Silent Night" Sergei Rachmaninoff 2:38
8. "Adazietto" Georges Bizet 4:03
9. Ourvre Ton Coeur 2:22
10. "Dance a Cachuca" Gilbert and Sullivan Inglewood Park Quartet 1:35
11. "The Moon and I with Intro" Earl Towner, conductor 3:03
12. Stairway to Stardom - Interview Stairway to Stardom, Columbine Network, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, CO 1947 1:42
13. "Un Bel Di" Giacomo Puccini 1:43
14. "Starke Scheide" (Götterdämmerung) Richard Wagner Max Lanner, piano Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO 1950 4:00
15. "Brunhilde's Immolation" 3:44
16. "Mein Erbe" (Götterdämmerung) 4:14
17. "Immolation Finale" 1:47
18. "Du Bist der Lange" 9:47
19. "Mild und Heise Liebestad" 4:52
Disk 2 (Classical Repertoire 1960–1969)
# Title Writer(s) Musician(s) Notes Year Length
1. "Kyrie" (Great Mass in C minor) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Colorado Springs Chorale 1965 5:42
2. "Laudamus Te" (Great Mass in C minor) 4:17
3. "Et Incarnatus Est" (Great Mass in C minor) 7:42
4. "Messiah 14, 15, 16" (Messiah) George Frideric Handel 1964 2:31
5. "Messiah 18 - Rejoice!" (Messiah) 4:42
6. "Messiah - Lullaby" (Messiah) 4:19
7. "C'est l'extase" (Ariettes oubliées) Claude Debussy 1963 2:35
8. "Il pleure dans mon cœur comme il pleut sur la ville" (Ariettes oubliées) 1:45
9. "L'ombre des arbres" (Ariettes oubliées) 2:18
10. "Chevaux de bois" (Ariettes oubliées) 2:54
11. "Green: Voici des fruits, des fleurs, des feuilles" (Ariettes oubliées) 2:07
12. "Spleen: Les roses étaient toutes rouges" (Ariettes oubliées) 2:03
13. "Bachianas Brasileiras #5" (Bachianas Brasileiras) Heitor Villa-Lobos 8 cellos Colorado Springs Symphony 6:37
14. "Psalm 100" Ned Rorem 1964 1:36
15. "Echo's Song" 2:13
16. "Silver Swan" 3:35
17. "Spring" 2:03
18. "What If Some Little Pain" 2:12
Disk 3 (Religious Repertoire 1970–1974)
# Title Writer(s) Musician(s) Notes Year Length
1. "The 23rd Psalm" Church solos with organ 1970 3:14
2. "The 91st Psalm" 4:00
3. "God So Loved the World" 3:56
4. "Thine Is The Greatness and the Power" 3:29
5. "Whither Shall I Go Forth" 3:38
6. "What Manner of Love" 5:29
7. "How Beautiful Upon the Mountains" 5:36
8. "So Near to God Am I" 2:29
9. "The Lord Is My Light" 3:23
10. "Love Is of God" 3:51
11. "Think On These Things" 3:11
12. "Sanctus, Benedictus" excerpt (Missa Solemnis) Ludwig van Beethoven Colorado Springs Chorale 1974 7:39
13. "Agnes Dei" (Missa Solemnis) 15:39
Disk 4 (Opera 1970–1974 & Comments 2007)
# Title Writer(s) Musician(s) Notes Year Length
1. "4th Movement" (Requiem For Rossini) Giuseppe Verdi Colorado Springs Chorale & Symphony 1964 14:36
2. "Senza mamma: Sister Angelica" (Suor Angelica) Giacomo Puccini Colorado Springs Opera Association 1963 4:47
3. "Sister Angelica Finale" (Suor Angelica) 3:42
4. "Duet: Santuzza-Mamma Lucia" (Cavalleria rusticana) Pietro Mascagni 1964 2:20
5. "We Will Sing of the Lord Victorius" (Cavalleria rusticana) 4:31
6. "Now You Shall Know" (Cavalleria rusticana) 5:36
7. "Beat Me - Insult Me" (Cavalleria rusticana) 3:29
8. "Trio" (Cavalleria rusticana) 2:51
9. "Love Me Again" (Cavalleria rusticana) 5:01
10. "Santuzza and Alfio" (Cavalleria rusticana) 3:21
11. "For Them There is No Ransom" (Cavalleria rusticana) 1:50
12. Act 1 Duet (Tosca) Giacomo Puccini 1965 3:34
13. "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca) 3:21
14. Comments on Voice Training At the Estill Institute, Boulder, Colorado 2006 10:22

References

  1. On Wings of Song: The Performance Recordings of Josephine A. Estill 1939–1974 (Media notes). Jo Estill. 2009.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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