The Essential Flute of James Galway

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1Annie’s Song
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1978)
recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song)
lyricist:
John Denver (in 1973-01)
composer:
John Denver
dedicated to:
Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver)
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
lyrics written at:
Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, United States (in 1973-01)
instrumental recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song)
lyricist:
John Denver (in 1973-01)
composer:
John Denver
dedicated to:
Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver)
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
lyrics written at:
Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, United States (in 1973-01)
instrumental cover recording of:
Annie’s Song (John Denver song)
lyricist:
John Denver (in 1973-01)
composer:
John Denver
dedicated to:
Annie Denver (ex-wife and friend of John Denver)
publisher:
Winter Hill Music
lyrics written at:
Aspen Mountain in Aspen, Colorado, United States (in 1973-01)
3:11
2Clair de lune
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
flute arranger:
James Galway (flautist)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
4:19
3La Fille aux cheveux de lin
engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer)
producer:
Ralph Mace (conductor)
flute:
James Galway (flautist) (from 1984 until 1985)
harp:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
orchestra:
Chamber Orchestra of Europe (from 1984 until 1985)
conductor:
James Galway (flautist) (from 1984 until 1985)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1984 until 1985)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair, catch-all for arrangements) (from 1984 until 1985)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
arrangement of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair)
2:27
4Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” (catch all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
2:54
5Tambourin
1:27
6Le Basque
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
arranger:
James Galway (flautist) and Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Pièces de Viole: Livre IV: Suite no. 5 in A major: 39. Le Basque (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Marin Marais (French composer)
arrangement of:
Pièces de Viole: Livre IV: Suite no. 5 in A major: 39. Le Basque
recording of:
Pièces de Viole: Livre IV: Suite no. 5 in A major: 40. Double (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Marin Marais (French composer)
arrangement of:
Pièces de Viole: Livre IV: Suite no. 5 in A major: 40. Double
1:59
7Morning
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1983)
recording of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morgenstemning (Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46: I. Morning Mood)
composer:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1875)
revised by:
Edvard Grieg (composer) (in 1888)
version of:
Peer Gynt, op. 23: 4. akt, prelude: Morgenstemning
part of:
Peer Gynt Suite no. 1, op. 46
4:07
8Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia (The Onedin Line)
flute:
James Galway (flautist) (on 1985-05-17)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (on 1985-05-17)
conductor:
Myung‐Whun Chung (Myung-Whun Chung, pianist and conductor) (on 1985-05-17)
arranger:
James Galway (flautist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1985)
recorded at:
CBS Studios (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1985-05-17)
recording of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia (catch-all for arrangements) (on 1985-05-17)
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer)
arrangement of:
Spartacus: Adagio of Spartacus & Phrygia
6:26
9Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 – Aria
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
instrumental recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1938)
part of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389 (for voice and cellos)
recording of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Heitor Villa‐Lobos (Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist and classical guitarist) (in 1936)
arrangement of:
Bachianas Brasileiras nº 5, W389: I. Aria (Cantilena) (for voice and cellos)
5:43
10Air on the G String
recording engineer:
Mike Ross‐Trevor (engineer) (on 1986-06-27)
producer:
Jay David Saks (producer of classical and musical theatre recordings)
flute:
James Galway (flautist) (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
organ:
John Birch (organist) (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
choir vocals:
BBC Singers (professional chamber choir of the BBC) (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29) and Chapel Choir of King’s School, Canterbury (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
conductor:
James Galway (flautist) (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
chorus master:
John Poole (conductor) (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
recorded at:
CBS Studios, London (London, 1972–1989) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1986-06-27 until 1986-06-29)
recording of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068: II. Air (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068: II. Air, Air on the G string)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1730)
part of:
Orchestersuite Nr. 3 D-Dur, BWV 1068 (Orchestral Suite no. 3 in D major, BWV 1068)
4:01
11Träumerei
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
Charles Gerhardt (conductor, producer, arranger)
recording of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: Träumerei (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (in 1838)
arrangement of:
Kinderszenen, op. 15: No. 7. Träumerei (Scenes from Childhood: Dreaming, original for piano)
3:27
12Ave Maria
2:54
13The Flight of the Bumblebee
recording of:
Полёт шмеля (Flight of the Bumblebee, Flight of the Bumblebee; orchestral interlude between Tableaus 1 & 2 in Act III of The Tale of Tsar Saltan)
composer:
Николай Андреевич Римский‐Корсаков (Nikolai Rimsky‐Korsakov, Russian composer) (from 1899 until 1900)
part of:
The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Act III
1:14
14Brian Boru’s March
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
conductor:
Marisa Robles (Spanish harpist)
arranger:
James Galway (flautist)
recording of:
Brian Boru’s March
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:20
15Belfast Hornpipe
bodhrán:
Kevin Conneff
flute and tin whistle:
James Galway (flautist)
arranger:
James Galway (flautist)
recording of:
The Belfast Hornpipe
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:38
16Down by the Sally Gardens
2:58
17Danny Boy
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
performer:
The Chieftains
arranger:
James Galway (flautist) and Paddy Moloney
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1987)
instrumental cover recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
instrumental recording of:
Danny Boy
publisher:
Alfred Music (publisher of sheet music for music education)
lyricist:
Frederick Edward Weatherly (from 1910 until 1913)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label)
sub-publisher:
Public Music AB
is based on:
Londonderry Air
3:25
18The Last Rose of Summer
3:20
19El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
2:24
20La Vie en rose
2:40
21The Windmills of Your Mind
2:54
22Send in the Clowns
4:24
23The Pink Panther
recording of:
The Pink Panther Theme
orchestrator and composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
arranger:
Deseő Csaba
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Northridge Music, Inc. and 香港商百代音樂股份有限公司台灣分公司 (EMI Music Publishing (S E Asia) Ltd., Taiwan Branch)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 61)
3:14