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James Galway
James Galway gained fame as one of Ireland's most popular flautists in the late '70s. Over the next two decades, Galway's smooth, lightly Celtic instrumental stylings were internationally popular, selling numerous records and earning him several awards.
Galway began playing music with penny whistles and mouth-organs as a child, soon moving to flute. At the age of ten, he was the winner of all three classes of the Irish Flute Championships, which earned him a BBC radio session, as well as a spot in the Belfast Youth Orchestra. Galway earned scholarships first at London's Guildhall School of Music, then the Paris Conservatoire; he would occasionally busk on the subways to earn extra money.
After spending some time at Sadlers Wells, Galway became the Berlin Philharmonic's principal flautist in 1969. His time with the orchestra was popular, which led his manager, Michael Emerson, to persuade the flautist to go solo in 1975. Galway was instantly successful as a solo artist, both as a live performer and a recording artist. He was soon playing 120 concerts a year, as well as recording both both classical and popular albums. In 1978, his version of John Denver's "Annie's Song" became an international hit. While his pop recordings were commercially successful, his classical albums were warmly recepted by critics and peers alike, as his records of Mozart and Vivaldi compositions won awards.
Though he wasn't able to replicate the success of "Annie's Song" in the '80s, he continued to sell out concerts around the world well into the '90s and his infrequent records have proven nearly as successful. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
Galway began playing music with penny whistles and mouth-organs as a child, soon moving to flute. At the age of ten, he was the winner of all three classes of the Irish Flute Championships, which earned him a BBC radio session, as well as a spot in the Belfast Youth Orchestra. Galway earned scholarships first at London's Guildhall School of Music, then the Paris Conservatoire; he would occasionally busk on the subways to earn extra money.
After spending some time at Sadlers Wells, Galway became the Berlin Philharmonic's principal flautist in 1969. His time with the orchestra was popular, which led his manager, Michael Emerson, to persuade the flautist to go solo in 1975. Galway was instantly successful as a solo artist, both as a live performer and a recording artist. He was soon playing 120 concerts a year, as well as recording both both classical and popular albums. In 1978, his version of John Denver's "Annie's Song" became an international hit. While his pop recordings were commercially successful, his classical albums were warmly recepted by critics and peers alike, as his records of Mozart and Vivaldi compositions won awards.
Though he wasn't able to replicate the success of "Annie's Song" in the '80s, he continued to sell out concerts around the world well into the '90s and his infrequent records have proven nearly as successful. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
Selected Discography
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Track List: Music For My Little Friends
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Title: Piano Sonata No. 11 In A Major ("Alla Turca") K. 331 (K. 300i)
Composer: Phil Coulter
Title: Lament For The Wild Geese
Composer: Jacques Ibert
Title: The Little White Donkey, For Piano (No.2 From "Histories")
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Title: The Swan (from "Carnival Of The Animals"), Original (for 2 Pianos & Ensemble) And Arrangements
Composer: Gabriel Fauré
Title: Pavane, For Orchestra & Chorus Ad Lib In F Sharp Minor, Op. 50
Title: Pelléas Et Mélisande, Incidental Music And Suite For Orchestra, Op. 80
Title: Dolly, Suite For Piano, 4 Hands Or Orchestra, Op. 56
Composer: Nino Rota
Title: Pieces (5) For Flute & Piano
Composer: Philippe Gaubert
Title: Madrigal For Flute & Piano
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Title: Vocalise-Étude En Forme De Habanera, For Voice & Piano
Composer: Irish Traditional
Title: Londonderry Air (Danny Boy), Folk Song
Composer: Christoph Willibald Gluck
Title: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits (Melody), Arrangement (From "Orfeo Ed Euridice")
Composer: Claude Debussy
Title: Mandoline ("Les donneurs de sérénades"), song for voice & piano, L. 29
Composer: Camille Saint-Saëns
Title: Romance For Flute (Or Violin) & Orchestra (Or Piano) In D Flat Major, Op. 37
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Track List: The Magic Flute Of James Galway
Title: The Magic Flute Of James Galway
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Track List: Annie's Song & Other Galway Favorites
Composer: Marin Marais
Title: Le Basque Et Double, For Viola Da Gamba & Continuo In A Major (Pièces De Viole, Book IV, Nos. 39-40)
Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos
Title: Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, For Voice & 8 Cellos, A. 389
Composer: Fritz Kreisler
Title: Liebesfreud "Love's Joy" For Violin & Piano
Composer: Gabriel Fauré
Title: Dolly, Suite For Piano, 4 Hands Or Orchestra, Op. 56
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Title: Piano Sonata No. 15 In C Major ("Sonata Semplice") K. 545
Composer: John Denver
Title: Annie's Song
Composer: Johann Adolf Hasse
Title: Tambourin For Piano
Composer: Claude Debussy
Title: La Plus Que Lente, Waltz For Piano (Or Orchestra), L. 121
Composer: Irish Traditional
Title: Brian Boru's March, Traditional Melody
Title: Belfast Hornpipe
Composer: Anonymous, Spanish
Title: Spanish Love Song
Composer: François Borne
Title: Fantaisie Brillante (On Themes From Bizet's Carmen), For Flute & Piano (Or Orchestra)
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Track List: Giuliani: Gran Duetto Concertante; Serenade; Duo Concertant
Title: Gran Duetto Concertante, For Flute (Or Violin) & Guitar In A Major, Op. 52
Title: Duo Concertant For Violin & Guitar In E Minor, Op. 25
Title: Serenade, For Violin, Cello & Guitar In A Major, Op. 19
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Track List: James Galway Plays Vivaldi
Title: Flute Concerto, For Flute, Strings & Continuo In D Major ("Il Gardellino"), Op. 10/3, Rv 428
Title: Flute Concerto, For Flute, Strings & Continuo In G Minor ("La Notte"), Op. 10/2, Rv 439
Title: Flute Concerto, For Flute, Strings & Continuo In F Major ("La Tempesta Di Mare"), Op. 10/1, Rv 433
Title: Flute Concerto, For Flute, Strings & Continuo In G Major, Op. 10/4, Rv 435
Title: Flute Concerto, For Flute, Strings & Continuo In F Major, Op. 10/5, Rv 434
Title: Flute Concerto, For Flute, Strings & Continuo In G Major, Op. 10/6, Rv 437
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Track List: Quantz: 4 Concertos
Title: Concerto For Flute & Orchestra In G
Title: Concerto For Flute & Orchestra In C Major
Title: Concerto For Flute & Orchestra In G Minor
Title: Flute Concerto In D Major, "Potsdam"
Comments
sorry wonder if it works.
Huh!! I meant to say flutist, but the biography of James Galway said that he was a flautist. Whatever, HE'S THE BEST EVER!!!!