Flutist Sir James Galway is 73 years old now, and some think he's playing better than ever. He's sold more than 30 million albums. He has a big beautiful home looking out across a lake in Switzerland. Galway could easily relax. But what's he doing right now? Galway just finished leading an intensive two week long flute festival and now he's busy rehearsing for a big concert tour. On Tuesday's Performance Today we'll hear from the flutist who likes to stay busy. Sir James Galway and friends play a set of three tunes from Ireland in concert in Athens, Georgia.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Franz Schubert: Marche Militaire in D major Op. 51, No. 1, D733
Philharmonia Orchestra; Sir Charles Groves, conductor
Sir Charles's Precious Music Box
Denon 73674
David Overton: Three Irish Folk Songs - 1. Spinning wheel, 2. She moved through the fair, 3. The star of the county down
Sir James Galway, flute; Michael McHale, piano; Arianna Warsaw-Fan, violin; Laura Lutzke, Violin II; Philip Kramp, viola; Meta Weiss, cello
Hodgson Concert Hall, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
Franz Schubert: Fantasy in F minor, Op. 103, D. 940
David Jalbert, Wonny Song, piano four-hands
Saint James United Church; Montreal, Canada
Leonard Bernstein: Trio for Violin, Cello, and Piano
Morgenstern Trio - Catherine Klipfer, piano; Stefan Hempel, violin; Emanuel Wehse, cello
Kunstraum Klosterkirche, Traunstein
Hour 2
Fritz Kreisler: Leibesleid
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Sandra Rivers, piano
It Ain't Necessarily So...
EMI 54576
Salamone Rossi: Sinfonia #3 - Canzon per sonar, Sonata duo decima, Gagliarda detta Narciso
Piffaro - Christa Patton, schalmei; Greg Ingles, sackbut; Tom Zajac, sackbut; Bob Wiemken, dulcian
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
Richard Strauss: Metamorphosen, TrV 290
New Century Chamber Orchestra; Nadja Solerno-Sonnenberg, music director
Center for Performing Arts, Atherton, CA
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony no. 6, Mvmt 3. Presto
Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra; Hugh Wolff, conductor
Benedict Music Tent, Aspen, CO
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