{"product_id":"james-galway-showpieces-for-flute-and-piano","title":"James Galway: Showpieces for Flute and Piano","description":"\u003ch2\u003eJames Galway: Showpieces for Flute and Piano\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEditor\/Arranger: James Galway, Phillip Moll\u003cbr\u003eFlute part and piano score\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Novello and Co\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Galway: Showpieces is a collection of ten well-known works arranged for flute and piano by Sir James Galway. Drawing on music from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic repertoire, the album brings together lyrical favourites and brilliant virtuoso showpieces that allow the flautist to explore a wide range of styles, colours and technical challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGalway also provides introductory guidance to the pieces, encouraging players to approach lyrical melodies with a vocal quality and giving insight into his own approach to performance. The collection is particularly suited to advanced intermediate and advanced flautists looking for recital repertoire that combines expressive playing with technical brilliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdagio And Variation (Saint-Saens)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance Of The Blessed Spirits (Orfeo Ed Euridice) [Gluck, Christoph Willibald]\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFantaisie Pastorale Hongroise (Doppler)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHaru No Umi-the Sea In Spring (Michio Miyagi)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinuet And Badinerie (J.S.Bach)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinute Waltz In D Flat Op. 64 No.1 [Chopin, Frederic]\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoto Perpetuo (Paganini)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSerenade (Drigo)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Flight Of The Bumble Bee [Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolay]\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaltz (Godard)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Sir James Galway\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRenowned flautist, Sir James Galway has performed worldwide, has 98 albums to his name and has sold 30 million recordings. Throughout his extensive career, he has performed with many of the world’s top orchestras and conductors and toured extensively internationally. Galway has also collaborated on film soundtracks such as The Lord of the Rings and partnered with popular artists such as Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles, Joni Mitchell and Sir Elton John.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA native of Northern Ireland, Galway began his flute studies in Belfast. At the age of 16, he was awarded a scholarship to the Royal College of Music, followed by studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Paris Conservatoire. At the age of 21, he embarked on his orchestral career in London’s major opera and symphonic orchestras. He took up the coveted position of solo flautist with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Herbert von Karajan in 1969, before becoming one of the first flautists to establish an international solo career in 1975.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGalway is a strong supporter of the arts and charitable causes and devotes much of his free time to furthering music education, sharing his wisdom and experience with the musical generation of tomorrow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jamesgalway.com\/\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.jamesgalway.com\/\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"All Flutes Plus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":60664602788174,"sku":"MUSNOV120472","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0885\/5335\/7646\/files\/musnov120472_0.jpg?v=1788531497","url":"https:\/\/www.allflutesplus.com\/products\/james-galway-showpieces-for-flute-and-piano","provider":"All Flutes Plus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}