Celebrating the 70th birthday of the man with the golden flute, Sony Classical proudly releases the new collection, James Galway Plays Flute Concertos. For the first time, all flute concertos recorded by Galway for RCA Red Seal are available in one specially-priced 12-CD set. With music ranging from Baroque to Modern, James Galway Plays Flute Concertos includes works by J.S. Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann, Carl Stamitz, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Baldassare Galuppi, Romano Antonio Piacentino, Giuseppe Tartini, Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Joachim Quantz, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Domenico Cimarosa, Franz Danzi, Saverio Mercadante, Carl Reinecke, Joaquin Rodrigo, Sir Malcolm Arnold, Jacques Ibert, Carl Nielsen and John Mayer. From 1969 to 1975, Sir James Galway was principal lutist with the Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan. Since launching his solo career, he has continuously performed with the world's leading orchestras and conductors. From Galway s lips have come deinitive treatments of classical repertoire and masterworks by Bach, Vivaldi, and Mozart. His more than 50 recordings have sold over 30 million units and have won numerous awards.
This collection is something you will keep in your collection forever. Even though the reviews said it was ll discs, I could hardly believe it. Any one of the discs would be worth the price. This collection has some of the best music ever written, by one of the best flutists alive today. It is hard to get through all the discs, simply because each one is so good, I kept listening to it over and over! Fantastic!
Why should I even be surprised by such a comprehensive collection of concerto recordings from the greatest flutist of our time? Only because I already own a couple dozen of Sir James' recordings and was only expecting a few pieces in this compilation to be recordings I don't have on individual release, and also because (I thought) perhaps some of the older recordings may not be of the best quality given the ridiculously low price. But surprised I was indeed. Turns out there were 6 full discs of material ..
