Biography of James Galway (*1939)

08.12.1939
Born in Belfast into a family of flutists (father, grandfather and younger brother)
First playing the Tinwhistle, then pan flute and violin and later on flute.
1953
Starts to learn piano tuner
Scholarship for studies at the Royal College of Music with John Francis. After getting to know Bennett he continues at the Guildhall School of Music with Gilbert and at the Paris conservatory with Crunelle
Flutist at Sadler's Wells Opera, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonics
During his studies in Paris he took private lessons from Rampal. Attending courses there was also a great influence from Moyse
1969
Solo flute at the Berliner Philharmoniker
1975
Leaving the orchestra for a solo carreer. In the same year professorship at the Eastman School of Music (only for one year)
19.03.1977
Plays the premiere of Sonata op. 121 at Cardiff Festival
17.10.1978
Plays the world premiere of the Concierto Pastoral by Rodrigo at the London Royal Festival Hall.
1979
Acceptance in the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elisabeth
1989
master class in Luzern (since then each year in Weggis)
1997
First guest conductor of the London Mozart Players and Musician of the Year by Musical America.
1998
Honorary doctor of the St. Andrews University in Scottland and first guest conductor of the London Mozart Players
1999
Musician of the year of Musical America
2001
Nominated Knight Bachelor by Queen Elisabeth
Extension of the repertoire for flute by ordering compositions, for example from Rodrigo, Maazel, Heath, Arnold and editions of other solo works like the four seasons by Vivaldi

Sheet music for flute:

James Galway in Scandinavia - Popular Songs and Ballads for Flute and Piano/Guitar (Sammlung)
(flute, piano (guitar))
Edition Wilhelm Hansen, 29713
Rating: mid-grade
  1. Röschen und ihre Mutterl
  2. Liebste Brüder
  3. Der greise Noah
  4. Der Schmetterling im Schlossgarten
  5. Die liebliche, wonnige Sommerzeit
  6. Ich pflücke Honiggras und Rittersporn
  7. Jetzt neigt sich der Tag (aus dem Schauspiel "Der Elfenhügel")
  8. Hochsommerlied
  9. Gemäht ist das Feld
  10. Das Abc-Lied
  11. Der Höllenrabe
  12. Der friedfertige Bauer
  13. Ach, mein Gott, wie schön leuchtet der Mond
  14. Frühstück bei der Quelle
  15. Auf der Blumenwiese wird getanzt
  16. Die Weissagung der Meerfrau
  17. Das Gärdeby-Lied
  18. Allmählich bricht der Frühling ein
  19. Mein Hut, der hat drei Beulen
  20. Ach. Värmland, du schönes Land
Legends - Featuring best loved Celtic melodies (Sammlung)
edition on amazon
(flute, piano)
Hal Leonard, HL00306166
Rating: easy
  1. Riverdance
  2. The Theme from Harry's Game
  3. Believe me if all those endearing young Charms/The Gentle Maiden
  4. Women of Ireland
  5. The Battle of Kinsale (The Valley of Tears)
  6. The Thorn Birds
  7. Lannigan's Ball/The Kerry Dances
  8. Danny Boy
  9. Music for a Found Harmonium
  10. Lament for the Wild Geese
  11. My Lagan Love
  12. Ashkan Farewell
  13. An Cailin Fiionn (Natasha)
Showpieces (Sammlung)
edition on amazon
(flute, piano)
Novello
Rating: mid-grade
  1. J. S. Bach: Minuet and Badinerie
  2. Gluck: Dance of the blessed Spirits
  3. Chopin: Minute Waltz
  4. Rimsky-Korsakoff: The Flight of the Bumble Bee
  5. Godard: Waltz
  6. Doppler: Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise
  7. Drigo: Serenade
  8. Michio Miyagi: Haru no Umi
  9. Saint-Saens: Adagio and Variation
  10. Paganini: Moto Perpetuo
Songs for Annie (Sammlung)
(flute, piano)
G. Schirmer, Ed 3235
Rating: mid-grade
  1. J. Denver: Annie's Song
  2. W. A. Mozart: Piano Sonata in C
  3. J. A. Hasse: Tambourin
  4. M. Marais: Le Basque
  5. Traditional: Spanish Love Song
  6. Irish Traditional: Brian Boru's March
  7. Irish Traditional: Belfast Hornpipe
  8. G. Faure: Berceuse
  9. C. Debussy: La Plus que Lente
Take up the Flute - Repertoire Book One (Sammlung)
(flute/2 flutes, piano, playback cassette)
Alphonse Leduc
Rating: very easy
  1. Good Times
  2. Sad Times
  3. Chinese Reflection
  4. Procession into the Bull Ring
  5. Minimal Music Time
  6. Easy Blues
  7. Unsettled Times
  8. One More Night
Take up the flute - Repertoire Book Two (Sammlung)
(piano)
Chester Music, CH59303
Rating: easy
  1. B. & R. Gibb: A woman in love
  2. C. Morgan: Ideas
  3. Anonymous: When Gripping Griefs
  4. C. Morgan: Calypso
  5. H. Mancini: Charade
  6. K. Curnow & C. Morgan: Pednavounder
  7. Traditional: Mexican clapping Song
  8. Traditional: Old Timmy
  9. W. A. Mozart: Rondo alla turca
  10. Supertramp: the Logical song
  11. C. Morgan: Oriental song
  12. K. Curnow: A Song for our Lady's
  13. G. Verdi: La Traviata
The James Galway Flute Collection - 18 Galway Editions for Flute by 13 Composers (Sammlung)
edition on amazon
(flute, piano)
G. Schirmer, ISBN 978-1-4234-8297
Rating: mid-grade
  1. J. S. Bach: Bourée I and II from Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b minor, BWV 1067
  2. J. S. Bach: Polonaise and Double from Orchestral Suite No. 2 in b minor, BWV 1067
  3. L. v. Beethoven: Minuet in G Major from Six Minuets, WoO 10, No. 2
  4. F. Borne: Fantaisie Brillante, on themes from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet
  5. F.-J. Gossec: Gavotte in D Major
  6. C.-F. Gounod: Ave Maria, adapted from the first prelude of J. S. Bach
  7. C. T. Griffes: Poem
  8. J. A. Hasse: Tambourin
  9. F. J. Haydn: Serenade from String Quartet in F Major, Op. 3, No. 5
  10. M. Marais: Le Basque from Book Four of Pieces for Viol
  11. W. A. Mozart: Allegro maestoso from Concerto in G Major, KV 313
  12. W. A. Mozart: Allegro aperto from Concerto in D Major KV 314
  13. C. Reinecke: Allegro from Sonata (Undine) Op. 167
  14. Traditional: Irish Tune from County Derry
  15. Traditional: Belfast Hornpipe
  16. A. Vivaldi: Allegro from Violin Concerto in E Major "La primavera" op. 8, No. 1
The Magic Flute of James Galway (Sammlung)
(flute, piano)
, 12049810
Rating: difficult
  1. Händel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
  2. Rachmaninoff: Vocalise
  3. Bach: Allegro from Sonata No. 4 in C
  4. Mendelssohn: Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream
  5. Schumann: Träumerei from Scenes from Childhood
  6. Gossec: Tambourin
  7. Chopin: Variations on a Theme by Rossini
  8. Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin
  9. Dvorak: Humoresque
  10. Briccialdi: Carnival of Venice

CDs with/from James Galway

James Galway, Henry Mancini, National Philharmonic Orchestra
In the Pink (1984)
RCA
  1. In the Pink (03:14:00)
  2. Meggie's Theme (03:19:00)
  3. Breakfast at Tiffany's (03:06:00)
  4. Pennywhistle Jig (02:08:00)
  5. Crazy World (03:09:00)
  6. The Thorn Birds Theme (03:01:00)
  7. Pie in the face Polka (02:27:00)
  8. Baby Elephant Walk (03:00:00)
  9. Two for the Road (03:15:00)
  10. Speedy Gonzales (02:10:00)
  11. Theme from The Molly Maguires (03:06:00)
  12. Medley - Three by mancini and Mercer (Days of Wine and Roses/Charade/Moon River) (06:06:00)
  13. Cameo for Flute ...for James (04:04:00)
Bekannte Filmmelodien, die überraschend schön mit der solistischen Flöte klingen.
James Galway, I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone
Italian Flute Concertos (1993)
RCA Victor
    Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Concerto G-Dur:
  1. Spiritoso (04:20:00)
  2. Adagio (04:24:00)
  3. Allegro spiritoso (03:11:00)
    4. Baldassare Galuppi: Concerto in D-Dur:
  4. Allegro (03:26:00)
  5. Adagio (04:57:00)
  6. Allegro assai (02:57:00)
    7. Romano Antonio Piacentino: Concerto in G-Dur:
  7. Allegro ma non troppo (05:07:00)
  8. Andante (03:52:00)
  9. Allegro (05:25:00)
  10. Luigi Gianella: Concerto lugubre (17:45:00)
    11. Guiseppe Tartini: Concerto in G-Dur:
  11. Allegro non molto (03:07:00)
  12. Andante (04:06:00)
  13. Allegro (02:19:00)
James Galway, Kazuhito Yamashita
Italian Serenade (1994)
Giuliani - Cimarosa - Paganini - Rossini - Bazzini
RCA Victor
    Mauro Giuliani: Grand duo concertant, Op. 85:
  1. Allegro maestoso (06:29:00)
  2. Andante molto sostenuto (04:43:00)
  3. Scherzo (03:07:00)
  4. Allegretto espressivo (05:05:00)
    5. Domenico Cimarosa: Serenade:
  5. Larghetto (04:56:00)
  6. Allegro (01:37:00)
  7. Largo (alla siciliana) (02:32:00)
  8. Allegro giusto (02:22:00)
    9. Niccolo Paganini: Sonata concertata:
  9. Allegro spiritoso (07:17:00)
  10. Adagio assai espressivo (04:21:00)
  11. Rondeau - Allegretto con brio - Scherzando (02:01:00)
  12. Gioacchino Rossini: Andante con variazioni in F-Dur (04:30:00)
  13. Antonio Bazzini: La ronde des lutins, Op. 25 (05:52:00)
Kyung-Wha Chung, James Galway, Phillip Moll, Moray Welsh, Zagreb Soloists
J. S. Bach (1991)
RCA Victor
    Concerto in e-minor BWV 35:
  1. I. Allegro (05:45:00)
  2. II. Alla siciliana - Adagio (05:18:00)
  3. III. Presto (02:30:00)
    4. Trio Sonata No. 2 in G, BWV 1039:
  4. I. Adagio (03:45:00)
  5. II. Allegro ma non tanto (03:36:00)
  6. II. Adagio e piano (03:06:00)
  7. IV. Allegro moderato (02:55:00)
    8. Trio Sonata No. 4 in c minor BWV 1079:
  8. I. Largo (05:21:00)
  9. II. Allegro (06:38:00)
  10. III. Andante (03:15:00)
  11. IV. Allegro (03:08:00)
    12. Suite No. 2 in b minor BWV 1067:
  12. I. Overture (09:09:00)
  13. II. Rondeau (01:28:00)
  14. III. Sarabande (03:34:00)
  15. IV. Bourrees I and II (01:53:00)
  16. V. Polonaise (03:28:00)
  17. VI. Menuet (01:19:00)
  18. VII. Badinerie (01:20:00)
James Galway
James Galway - a Portrait (2 CD) (1996)
RCA
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Konzert Nr. 2 D-Dur, KV 324:
  1. Allegro (05:35:00)
  2. Nikolai Rimskij-Korsakow: Flight of the Bumble Bee (01:09:00)
  3. Antonio Vivaldi: Die Vier Jahreszeiten, Frühling - Allegro (05:05:00)
  4. Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite Nr. 2 h-moll, BWV 1067 - Menuett und Badinerie (02:40:00)
  5. Giulio Briccialdi: Karneval von Venedig (06:33:00)
  6. N. N.: Belfast Hornpipe (02:32:00)
  7. Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto Pastoral - Rondo (06:28:00)
  8. Tamezō Narita: Song of the Seashore (02:52:00)
  9. N. N.: Danny Boy (03:18:00)
  10. Andrew Lloyd-Webber: Memory from Cats (03:28:00)
  11. Hori Fujikake: Sakura (04:09:00)
  12. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Concerto in G-Dur, Wq. 169 - Presto (05:41:00)
  13. N. N.: Over the Sea to Sky (03:42:00)
  14. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quartett in F-Dur, KV 370 - Rondeau (04:30:00)
  15. Larry Henley: The Wind beneath my Wings (03:24:00)
    16. Georg Friedrich Händel: Sonate in F-Dur, op. 1 No. 1:
  16. Sicilana (01:11:00)
  17. Allegro (01:51:00)
  18. Elton John: Little Jeannie (03:23:00)
  19. N. N.: Waltzing Matilda (04:33:00)
  20. N. N.: Shenandoah (04:03:00)
  21. Gabriel Fauré: Berceuse (02:52:00)
  22. Aram Khatchaturian: Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia (06:23:00)
  23. Henry Mancini: Cameo for Flute "... for James" (04:03:00)
  24. Franz Schubert: Serenade D.957 (03:52:00)
  25. Claude Debussy: Syrinx (02:19:00)
  26. John Corigliano: Voyage (08:29:00)
  27. Antonio Bazzini: La Ronde des lutins (05:54:00)
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James Galway
James Galway - Classical Meditations (2 CD) (1999)
jpc
RCA
  1. Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio (08:59:00)
  2. Antonio Vivaldi: Largo (aus dem Winter der Vier Jahreszeiten) (02:26:00)
  3. Georg Friedrich Händel: Largo aus Xerxes (03:26:00)
  4. Johann Sebastian Bach: Largo e dolce aus dem Flötenkonzert in C-Dur (03:33:00)
  5. Georg Friedrich Händel: Pastoral Sinfonie aus Messias (03:21:00)
  6. Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Adagio aus dem Flötenkonzert in G-Dur (04:29:00)
  7. Antonio Vivaldi: Cantabile aus dem Flötenkonzert "Il Gardelino" (02:28:00)
  8. Baldassare Galuppi: Adagio aus dem Flötenkonzert in D-Dur (05:01:00)
  9. Antonio Vivaldi: Largo aus dem Frühling der Vier Jahreszeiten (02:49:00)
  10. Johann Pachelbel: Kanon (05:11:00)
  11. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Largo con sordini aus dem Flötenkonzert in A-Dur (08:59:00)
  12. Romano Antonio Piacentino: Andante aus dem Flötenkonzert in G-Dur (03:57:00)
  13. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Largo au sdem Flötenkonzert in G-Dur (08:52:00)
  14. Antonio Vivaldi: Largo aus dem Flötenkonzert "La Notte" (02:01:00)
  15. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Un poco andante aus dem Flötenkonzert in d-moll (07:46:00)
  16. Jules Massenet: Méditation aus Thaïs (04:08:00)
  17. Claude Debussy: The Little Shepherd (02:32:00)
  18. John Field: Nocturne iNo. 5 in B-Dur (02:48:00)
  19. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andantino aus dem Konzert für Flöte und Harfe (09:37:00)
  20. Franz Schubert: Serenade (03:57:00)
  21. Joaquín Rodrigo: Españoleta y Fanfare aus Fantasía para un gentilhombre (09:54:00)
  22. Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (09:35:00)
  23. Claude Debussy: En bateau (04:03:00)
  24. Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow: Vocalise (04:16:00)
  25. Frederick Chopin: Nocturne in Es-Dur, op. 9 Nr. 2 (04:25:00)
  26. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Andante in C-Dur (06:43:00)
  27. Claude Debussy: Syrinx (02:23:00)
  28. Christoph Willibald Gluck: Tanz der seligen Geister (08:03:00)
Jörg Färber, James Galway, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
James Galway - Quantz 4 Concertos (1991)
RCA Victor
    Concerto in G-Dur:
  1. I. Allegro (05:07:00)
  2. II. Arioso mesto (06:40:00)
  3. III. Allegro vivace (04:19:00)
    4. Concerto in C-Dur:
  4. I. Allegro (05:20:00)
  5. II. Amoroso (08:00:00)
  6. III. Presto (03:57:00)
    7. Concerto in g-moll:
  7. I. Allegro assai (06:27:00)
  8. II. Cantabile (07:33:00)
  9. III. Vivace (05:00:00)
    10. Concerto in D-Dur:
  10. I. Allegretto (06:45:00)
  11. II. Più tosto andantino (05:29:00)
  12. III. Presto (04:36:00)
James Galway, Phillip Moll, Paul Neubauer, Joseph Swensen
James Galway plays Beethoven (1990)
RCA
    Serenade op. 25:
  1. Entrata - Allegro (03:24:00)
  2. Tempo ordinario d'un Minuetto (05:06:00)
  3. Allegro molto (02:12:00)
  4. Andante con variazioni  (06:34:00)
  5. Allegro scherzando e vivace (01:59:00)
  6. Adagio; Allegro vivace disinvolto (05:29:00)
    7. Sonate B-Dur:
  7. Allegro moderato (09:20:00)
  8. Polonaise (04:00:00)
  9. Largo (04:25:00)
  10. Allegrett molto (06:09:00)
    11. Serenade op. 8:
  11. Marcia (02:09:00)
  12. Adagio (04:48:00)
  13. Menuetto - Allegretto (02:01:00)
  14. Polonaise - Allegretto alla Polacca (02:13:00)
  15. Tema con variazioni - Andante (04:57:00)
Aufgenommen 1987 und 1988 in New York, London und Polling. Die Serenade op. 8, im Original für Streichtrio, erklingt hier in der Bearbeitung von Theobald Böhm
Ursula Duetschler, Jörg Färber, James Galway, I Solisti di Zagreb, Rainer Wolters, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 1/12) (2011)
Johann Sebastian Bach
jpc
RCA
    Concerto for Flute, Strings & Continuo in C major:
  1. Vivace (05:03:00)
  2. Largo e dolce (03:27:00)
  3. Allegro (04:26:00)
    4. Concerto for Flute, Violin, Harpsichord, Strings & Continuo in a-minor:
  4. Allegro (08:41:00)
  5. Adagio ma non tanto e dolce (05:35:00)
  6. Alla breve (07:07:00)
    7. Concerto for Flute, Strings & Continuo in a minor:
  7. Moderato (03:18:00)
  8. Largo (03:31:00)
  9. Presto (03:26:00)
    10. Concerto for Flute, String & Continuo in e minor BWV 1059R:
  10. Allegro (05:45:00)
  11. Alla siciliana. Adagio (05:17:00)
  12. Presto (02:30:00)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, James Galway, Hiroyuki Iwaki, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Neville Marriner, Eduardo Mata, The Philharmonia Orchestra
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 11/12) (2011)
Reinecke - Rodrigo - Arnold
jpc
RCA
    Carl Reinecke: Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in D major op. 283:
  1. Alelgro molto moderato (07:50:00)
  2. Lento e mesto (06:31:00)
  3. Moderato (06:08:00)
    4. Joaquín Rodrigo: Concierto pastoral for Flute & Orchestra:
  4. Alelgro (07:32:00)
  5. Adagio (10:27:00)
  6. Rondo (06:29:00)
    7. Malcolm Arnold: Concerto for Flute & Chamber Orchestra No. 2 op. 11:
  7. Allegro moderato (06:37:00)
  8. Vivace (03:17:00)
  9. Allegretto (03:42:00)
    10. Malcolm Arnold: Concerto for Flute & Strings No. 1 op. 45:
  10. Allegro con energico (04:33:00)
  11. Andante (05:34:00)
  12. Con fuoco (01:58:00)
Danish National Symphony Orchestra Wind Quintet, Charles Dutoit, James Galway, Hiroyuki Iwaki, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 12/12) (2011)
Ibert - NIelsen - Mayer
jpc
RCA
    Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Flute & Orchestra:
  1. Allegro (04:20:00)
  2. Andante (07:13:00)
  3. Allegro scherzando (07:32:00)
    4. Carl Nielsen: Concerto for Flute & Orchestra FS119:
  4. Allegro moderato (10:46:00)
  5. Allegretto - Adagio ma non troppo - Allegretto (07:13:00)
    6. John Mayer: Concerto for Flute & Orchestra "Mandala ki Råga Sangeet":
  6. I (07:01:00)
  7. II (06:20:00)
  8. III (03:19:00)
  9. IV (02:32:00)
  10. V (04:36:00)
Jörg Färber, James Galway, I Solisti di Zagreb, New Irish Chamber Orchestra, André Prieur, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 2/12) (2011)
J. S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 - Telemann - Stamitz
jpc
RCA
    Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor BWV 1067 h-moll:
  1. Ouverture - Lentement (07:22:00)
  2. Rondeau (01:30:00)
  3. Sarabande (03:59:00)
  4. Bourrée I & II (01:41:00)
  5. Polonaise - Double (03:39:00)
  6. Menuett (01:19:00)
  7. Badinerie (01:16:00)
    8. Georg Philipp Telemann: Concerto for Flute & Strings in G major:
  8. Allegro ma non troppo  (04:52:00)
  9. Adagio (00:00:03)
  10. Allegro (03:34:00)
    11. Georg Philipp Telemann: Suite for Flute & Strings in A minor TWV55a2:
  11. Ouverture (06:45:00)
  12. Les Plaisirs I & II (02:57:00)
  13. Air á l´Italien (06:08:00)
  14. Menuets I & II (03:44:00)
  15. Réjouissance (02:17:00)
  16. Passepieds I & II (02:14:00)
  17. Polonaise (00:00:02)
    18. Karl Stamitz: Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in G major:
  18. Allegro (08:23:00)
  19. Andante non troppo moderato (05:10:00)
  20. Rondo. Allegro (00:00:05)
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, James Galway, Neville Marriner, Marisa Robles
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 7/12) (2011)
Mozart: Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Concerto for Flute & Harp
jpc
RCA
    Concerto for Flute & ORchestra No. 1 in G major KV 313:
  1. Allegro maestoso (08:57:00)
  2. Adagio ma non troppo (10:10:00)
  3. Rondo. Tempo di Menuetto (07:15:00)
    4. Concerto for Flute & Orchestra No. 2 in D major KV 314:
  4. Allegro aperto (08:14:00)
  5. Adagio ma non troppo (06:56:00)
  6. Rondeau. Allegro (05:47:00)
    7. Concerto for Flute, Harp & Orchestra in C major KV 299:
  7. Allegro (10:54:00)
  8. Andantino (09:24:00)
  9. Rondeau. Allegro (09:21:00)
James Galway, Jeanne Galway, London Mozart Players
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 8/12) (2011)
Devienne: Concertos Nos. 7 & 8 Cimarosa: Concerto for 2 Flutes
jpc
RCA
    François Devienne: Concerto for Flute & Orchestra No. 8 in G major:
  1. Allegro (09:46:00)
  2. Larto (02:42:00)
  3. Tempo die Polonaise (04:42:00)
    4. François Devienne: Concerto for Flute & Orchestra No. 7 in E minor:
  4. Allegro (08:16:00)
  5. Adagio (04:10:00)
  6. Rondo allegretto - Poco moderato (05:26:00)
    7. Domenico Cimarosa: Concerto for 2 Flutes & Chamber Orchestra in G major:
  7. Allegro (09:47:00)
  8. Largo (03:50:00)
  9. Rondo. Allegretto ma non tanto (04:25:00)
James Galway, I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 10/12) (2011)
Mercadante: Concertos in D major, E minor & E major
jpc
RCA
    Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in D major:
  1. Allegro maestoso (09:25:00)
  2. Andante alla siciliana (04:51:00)
  3. Polacca. Allegro brillante (05:09:00)
    4. Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in E minor:
  4. Allegro maestoso (10:17:00)
  5. Largo (05:07:00)
  6. Concert (06:21:00)
    7. Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in E major:
  7. Allegro maestoso (10:28:00)
  8. Largo (05:12:00)
  9. Polacca brillante (05:21:00)
James Galway, I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 3/12) (2011)
Pergolesi - Galuppi - Piacentino - Gianella - Tartini
jpc
RCA
    Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Concerto for Flute & Orchestra No. 1 in G major:
  1. Spiritoso (04:20:00)
  2. Adagio (04:24:00)
  3. Allegro spiritoso (03:11:00)
    4. Baldassare Galuppi: Concerto for Flute & Stings in D major:
  4. Allegro (03:26:00)
  5. Adagio (04:57:00)
  6. Allegro assai (02:57:00)
    7. Romano Antonio Piacentino: Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in G major:
  7. Allegro ma non troppo (05:07:00)
  8. Andante (03:52:00)
  9. Luigi Gianella: Concerto lugubre for Flute & Strings (17:47:00)
    10. Guiseppe Tartini: Concerto for Flute & Strings in G major:
  10. Allegro non molto (03:07:00)
  11. Andante (04:06:00)
  12. Allegro (02:19:00)
James Galway, New Irish Chamber Orchestra, Malcolm Proud
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 4/12) (2011)
Vivaldi: 6 Concertos for Flute & Strings
jpc
RCA
    Concerto No. 3 in D major RV 428 "Il gardellino":
  1. Allegro (03:42:00)
  2. (Cantabile) (02:24:00)
  3. Allegro (02:43:00)
    4. Concerto No. 2 in G minor RV 439 "La notte":
  4. Largo (02:12:00)
  5. Fantasmi. Presto (00:52:00)
  6. Largo (01:28:00)
  7. Presto (00:55:00)
  8. Il sonno. Largo (01:55:00)
  9. Allegro (02:10:00)
    10. Concerto No. 1 in F major RV 433 "La tempesta di mare":
  10. Allegro (02:44:00)
  11. Largo (01:57:00)
  12. Allegro (02:00:00)
    13. Concerto No. 4 in G major RV 435:
  13. Allegro (02:14:00)
  14. Largo (02:30:00)
  15. Allegro (02:00:00)
    16. Concerto No. 5 in F major RV 434:
  16. Allegro ma non tanto (03:03:00)
  17. Largo e cantabile (03:08:00)
  18. Allegro (01:35:00)
    19. Concerto No. 6 in G major RV 437:
  19. Allegro (03:58:00)
  20. Largo (01:40:00)
  21. Allegro (02:08:00)
Ursula Duetschler, Jörg Färber, James Galway, Eduardo Vassallo, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 5/12) (2011)
Quantz: Concertos in G major, C major, G minor & D major
jpc
RCA
    Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in G major:
  1. Allegro (05:07:00)
  2. Arioso mesto (06:40:00)
  3. Alelgro vivace (04:17:00)
    4. Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in C major:
  4. Allegro (05:20:00)
  5. Amoroso (08:00:00)
  6. Presto (03:56:00)
    7. Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in G minor:
  7. Allegro assai (06:27:00)
  8. Cantabile (07:33:00)
  9. Vivace (05:00:00)
    10. Concerto for Flute & Orchestra in D major:
  10. Allegretto (06:45:00)
  11. Più tosto andantino (05:29:00)
  12. Presto (04:36:00)
Jörg Färber, James Galway, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 6/12) (2011)
C. P. E. Bach: Concertos in G major, A major & D minor
jpc
RCA
    Concerto for Flute & Strings in G major H 445/Wq 169:
  1. Allegro di molto (11:02:00)
  2. Largo (08:49:00)
  3. Presto (05:40:00)
    4. Concerto for Flute & Strings in A major H 438/Wq 168:
  4. Allegro (05:48:00)
  5. Largo con sordini, mesto (08:56:00)
  6. Allegro assai (05:08:00)
    7. Concerto for Flute & Strings in D minor H 426/Wq 22:
  7. Allegro (07:03:00)
  8. Un poco andante (07:43:00)
  9. Allegro die molto (06:05:00)
Jörg Färber, James Galway, Sabine Meyer, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn
James Galway plays Flute Concertos (CD 9/12) (2011)
Danzi: Concerto No. 2- Concertante for Flute & Clarinet
jpc
RCA
    Concerto for Flute & Orchestra No. 2 in D minor op. 31:
  1. Allegro (10:25:00)
  2. Larghetto non troppo (04:25:00)
  3. Polacca (05:23:00)
    4. Concertante for Flute, Clarinet & Orchestra in B-flat major op. 41:
  4. Allegro moderato (10:24:00)
  5. Larghetto (04:46:00)
  6. Polonaise. Allegretto (05:40:00)
James Galway, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Eduardo Mata, Jean-Francois Paillard, Philharmonia Orchestra, Kazuhito Yamashita
James Galway plays Rodrigo (1996)
RCA
    Fantasía para un gentilhombre:
  1. Villano y ricercare (04:50:00)
  2. Espanoleta y Fanfare de la Caballeria de Napoles (09:51:00)
  3. Danza de las Hachas (02:05:00)
  4. Canario (04:33:00)
    5. Concierto de Aranjuez:
  5. Allegro con spirito (05:27:00)
  6. Adagio (10:20:00)
  7. Allegro gentile (04:37:00)
    8. Concierto pastoral:
  8. Allegro (07:32:00)
  9. Adagio (10:27:00)
  10. Rondo (06:29:00)
Die Bearbeitung des Concierto de Aranjuez für Flöte erfolgte durch Galway selbst mit Zustimmung des Komponisten.
James Galway, New Irish Chamber Orchestra, Malcolm Proud
James Galway plays Vivaldi - 6 Concerti Op. 10 (1992)
jpc
RCA
    Concerto No. 3 Il Gardellino:
  1. I. Allegro (03:40:00)
  2. II. Cantabile (02:23:00)
  3. III. Allegro (02:43:00)
    4. Concerto No. 2 La notte:
  4. I. Largo (02:12:00)
  5. II. Presto (Fantasmi) (00:52:00)
  6. III. Largo (01:27:00)
    7. Concerto No. 2 La Notte:
  7. IV. Presto (00:55:00)
    8. Concerto No. 2 La notte:
  8. V. Largo (Il Sonno) (01:54:00)
  9. VI. Allegro (02:09:00)
    10. Concerto No. 1 La Tempesta di mare:
  10. I. Allegro (02:44:00)
    11. Concerto No. 1 La tempesta di mare:
  11. II. Largo (02:30:00)
  12. III. Allegro (02:00:00)
    13. Concerto No. 4:
  13. I. Allegro (02:14:00)
  14. II. Largo (02:30:00)
  15. III. Allegro (02:00:00)
    16. Concerto No. 5:
  16. I. Allegro ma non tanto (03:03:00)
  17. II. Largo e cantabile (03:07:00)
  18. III. Allegro (01:34:00)
    19. Concerto No. 6:
  19. I. Allegro (03:58:00)
  20. II. Largo (01:40:00)
  21. III. Allegro (02:08:00)
James Galway, Phillip Moll
Sonatas by Dvoŗák - Feld - Martinû (1988)
RCA Victor
    Antonin Dvořák: Sonatina, op. 100:
  1. Allegro risoluto (05:50:00)
  2. Larghetto (04:50:00)
  3. Molto vivace (02:56:00)
  4. Allegro (06:17:00)
    5. Bohuslav Martinů: Sonata No. 1:
  5. Allegro moderato (06:48:00)
  6. Adagio (06:30:00)
  7. Allegro poco moderato (05:09:00)
    8. Jindřich Feld: Sonata:
  8. Allegro giocoso (04:08:00)
  9. Grave (07:54:00)
  10. Allegro vivace (06:22:00)
David Alberman, Levine Andrade, Neil Angilley, Davida Battista, Laurence Cottle, Bosco de Oliveira, Alan Dunn, James Galway, Sid Gauld, Clio Gould, Gary Hammond, Mike Mower, Mark Nightingale, Dave O'Higgins, John Parricelli, Dave Pattman, Andrew Shulman, Steve Sidwell, Mike Smith, Jamie Talbot, Ian Thomas
Tango del Fuego (1998)
RCA Victor
  1. Armando Anthony (Chick) Corea: Spain (07:08:00)
    2. Mike Mower: Sonata Latino:
  2. Salsa Montunate (05:00:00)
  3. Rumbango (06:49:00)
  4. Bossa Merengova (05:00:00)
  5. Antonio Carlos Jobim: The Girl From Ipanema (05:58:00)
  6. Jay Beckenstein: Morning Dance (05:17:00)
  7. Antonio Carlos Jobim: Corcovado (07:08:00)
    8. Mike Mower: Opus di Jazz:
  8. I Cartoons (Shuffle) (04:24:00)
  9. II Ballad (06:46:00)
  10. III Bluebop (05:45:00)
  11. Mike Mower: Tango del Fuego (02:54:00)
  12. Ivan Lins: Sambadouro (05:43:00)
Das ist eine meiner liebsten CDs wenn es um nicht klassische Flöte geht. Galway ist einfach ein unschlagbar vielseitiger Musiker, der diese fetzige jazz-latin Musik ebenso überzeugend gibt wie schmalzige Popmusik.
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Myung-Whun Chung , James Galway, Charles Gerhardt, Phillip Moll, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Marisa Robles, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Magic Flute of James Galway (1992)
RCA
  1. Georg Friedrich Händel: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (02:49:00)
  2. Sergei Wassiljewitsch Rachmaninow: Vocalise op. 34, No. 14 (04:15:00)
  3. Claude Debussy: Le petit nègre (01:46:00)
  4. Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata No. 4 - Allegro (01:57:00)
  5. Franz Schubert: Serenade - Ständchen D.957 (03:53:00)
  6. Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy: Scherzo aus "Ein Sommernachtstraum" (04:16:00)
  7. Robert Schumann: Träumerei (03:22:00)
  8. Aram Khatchaturian: Masquerade - Waltz (03:36:00)
  9. François-Joseph Gossec: Tambourin (01:22:00)
  10. Frederick Chopin: Variations on a Theme by Rossini (04:57:00)
  11. Alexander von Kreisler: Schön Rosmarin (01:48:00)
  12. Claude Debussy: Le petit berger (02:27:00)
  13. Antonin Dvořák: Humoresque (03:27:00)
  14. Giulio Briccialdi: Carnival of Venice (06:33:00)
James Galway, Daniel Measham, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
The Pachelbel Canon (1981)
RCA
  1. Johann Pachelbel: Kanon (03:19:00)
  2. Barry Gibb: I Started a Joke (03:29:00)
  3. Arthur Benjamin: Jamaican Rumba (02:04:00)
  4. Ron Grainer: I Know Now aus " Robert and Elizabeth" (02:36:00)
  5. Don Burrows: 2000 Weeks (03:32:00)
  6. Tom Springfield: The Carnival is over (03:17:00)
  7. George Dreyfus: "Rush" Theme (02:53:00)
  8. Percy Aldridge Grainger: Molly on the Shore (03:18:00)
  9. N. N.: Waltzing Matilda (04:33:00)
  10. William Garnet James: The Silver Stars are in the Sky (02:54:00)
  11. N. N.: Long white Cloud (02:50:00)
    12. John Carmichael: Thredbo Suite:
  12. Sleigh Ride to Thredbo (01:44:00)
  13. Air from the High Mountain (02:25:00)
  14. Alfred Hill: Walata Pol (02:28:00)
Vincent Fanuele, James Galway, The Galway Pops Orchestra
The Wind beneath my Wings (1991)
jpc
RCA
  1. Paul Simon: El Condor Pasa (02:20:00)
  2. Alex North: Unchained Melody (03:27:00)
  3. Julie Gold: From a Distance (04:08:00)
  4. Louiguy: La Vie en Rose (00:00:02)
  5. Lucy Simon: Come to my Garden (03:00:00)
  6. Andrew Lloyd-Webber: Memory (03:29:00)
  7. Jerome Kern: Smoke gets in your Eyes (00:00:03)
  8. Michel Legrand: The Windmills of your Mind (02:54:00)
  9. John Denver: Perhaps Love (03:13:00)
  10. Elton John: Basque (03:50:00)
  11. Claude-Michel Schonberg: The Ceremony (02:39:00)
  12. Stephen Sondheim: Send in the Clowns (04:15:00)
  13. Andrew Lloyd-Webber: Angel of Music (02:36:00)
  14. N. N.: Irish Medley (04:55:00)
  15. Larry Henley: The Wind beneath my Wings (03:30:00)
James Galway, Zagreb Soloists
Vivaldi - The four Seasons (1977)
RCA Victor
    Concerto Op. 8, No. 1:
  1. I. Allegro (03:36:00)
  2. II. Largo (02:42:00)
  3. III. Allegro (05:01:00)
    4. Concerto Op. 8, No. 2:
  4. I. Allegro non molto (05:29:00)
  5. II. Adagio (02:56:00)
  6. III. Presto (02:53:00)
    7. Concerto Op. 8, No. 3:
  7. I. Allegro (05:10:00)
  8. II. Adagio molto (02:51:00)
  9. III. Allegro (03:29:00)
    10. Concerto Op. 8, No. 4:
  10. I. Allegro non molto (03:33:00)
  11. II. Largo (02:18:00)
  12. III. Allegro (03:32:00)
James Galway, I Solisti Veneti, Claudio Scimone
Vivaldi 6 Concertos (1989)
jpc
RCA Victor
    Concerto RV 436 in G-Dur:
  1. I. Allegro (03:02:00)
  2. II. Largo (03:48:00)
  3. III. Allegro (02:49:00)
    4. Concerto RV 108 a-moll:
  4. I. Allegretto (molto) (03:02:00)
  5. II. Largo (Andante) (02:42:00)
  6. III. Allegro (molto) (02:54:00)
    7. Concerto RV 427 D-Dur:
  7. I. Allegro (02:47:00)
  8. II. Largo (03:52:00)
  9. III. Allegro (02:28:00)
    10. Concerto RV 438 G-Dur:
  10. I. Allegro (03:13:00)
  11. II. Andante (03:54:00)
  12. III. Allegro (03:21:00)
    13. Concerto RV 440 a-moll:
  13. I. Allegro non molto (03:44:00)
  14. II. Larghetto (03:03:00)
  15. III. Allegro (02:49:00)
    16. Concerto RV 429 D-Dur:
  16. I. Allegro (02:44:00)
  17. II. Andante (02:09:00)
  18. III. Allegro (03:28:00)
James Galway, London Symphony Orchestra, Klauspeter Seibel, Moray Welsh
Wings of Song (2004)
Deutsche Grammophon
  1. Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante défunte (06:11:00)
  2. Erik Satie: Gymnopédie No. 3 (02:47:00)
  3. Franz Schubert: Ave Maria (04:27:00)
  4. N. N.: The Dawning of the Day (04:35:00)
  5. Joaquín Rodrigo: En Aranuez con tu amor (07:29:00)
  6. Johann Christian Bach: Siciliano (02:53:00)
  7. Camille Saint-Saëns: Mon cœur s'ouvre à ta voix (06:16:00)
  8. Vincenzo Bellini: Casta diva (05:04:00)
  9. Gabriel Fauré: Pie Jesu (03:17:00)
  10. Jacques Offenbach: Barcarolle (02:43:00)
  11. Richard Wagner: Der Engel (02:47:00)
  12. Christoph Willibald Gluck: Che farò senza Euridice? (04:30:00)
  13. Antonin Dvořák: Lento (08:30:00)
  14. Johannes Brahms: Wiegenlied (02:20:00)
  15. Howard Shore: A Lord of the Rings Suite (06:45:00)
  16. John Denver: Annie"s Song (02:58:00)

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