Before Irish flutist James Galway became an international star as a soloist, he held one of the most prestigious orchestral chairs in Europe. He was solo flutist with the Berlin Philharmonic. But it almost didn't happen. Galway won the position, but didn't like the way the audition was handled, so he initially turned it down. Today, we'll hear James Galway in two movements from a Mozart flute concerto, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Erik Satie: "Berceuse," from "Enfantillages Pittoresques"
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Giacomo Puccini: "O Mio Babbino Caro," from "Gianni Schicchi"
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Jacques Ibert: Entr'acte
Flutist Gary Schocker and guitarist Jason Vieaux
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
Maurice Ravel: Allegro from Sonata for Violin and Cello
Violinist James Ehnes and cellist Robert deMaine
Summer Festival at Lakeside School, Seattle
Erik Satie: Gymnopedie No. 1
Pianist Aldo Ciccolini
KlaraFestival, Brussels, Belgium
Joseph Haydn: String Quartet in C, Op. 33, Hob. III:39 ("The Bird")
The Australia Ensemble
Sir John Clancy Auditorium, Sydney, Australia
Peter Tchaikovsky: Lensky's Aria from "Eugene Onegin"
Cellist and conductor Mischa Maisky with the Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra
New Concert Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari: Intermezzo from "The School for Fathers" and Overture to "The Secret of Susanna"
The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Friedrich Haider
Prague Spring International Music Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
Hour 2
Susumu Miyashita and Rentaro Taki: "Sunlight Shining Through the Trees" and "The Moon on the Ruined Castle"
Flutist James Galway with the Tokyo String Orchestra and conductor Hiroyuki Iwaki
Henry Purcell: Fantazia No. 6 in F
Fretwork
Temple Beth-El, San Antonio, Texas
Josquin des Pres: El Grillo ("The Cricket")
Chanticleer
Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall, Athens, Georgia
Paul Moravec: "Ariel" and "Sweet Airs," from "Tempest Fantasy"
Trio Solisti with clarinetist Alan Kay
Temple Beth-El, San Antonio, Texas
Arvo Part: "Da Pacem Domine"
The Hilliard Ensemble
Steve Goss: "Cantiga" and "Madrugada," from "The Weeping of Dreams"
Guitarist David Russell
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Last two movements of Flute Concerto in D, K. 314
Flutist James Galway with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Nicholas McGegan
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles
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