Meditations

~ Release by James Galway (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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1Méditation (from Thais)
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:
Meditation from Thaïs (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Jules Massenet (French Romantic composer)
arrangement of:
Thaïs: Acte II. Entr’acte “Méditation” (original; for solo violin and orchestra)
Jules Massenet4:08
2The Little Shepherd
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
recording of:
Children's Corner, L. 113: V. The Little Shepherd (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
arrangement of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: V. The Little Shepherd (original piano version)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113 (catch-all for arrangements)
Claude Debussy2:32
3Nocturne no. 5 B-flat
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 5 in B-flat major, H37 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
John Field (Irish composer)
arrangement of:
Nocturne for piano no. 5 in B-flat major, H. 37
John Field2:50
4Flute & Harp Concerto in C major, K. 299: II. Andantino
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
recording of:
Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299: II. Andantino
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1778-04)
part of:
Concerto in C major for Flute, Harp & Orchestra, K. 297c/299
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart9:36
5Serenade, D957
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
recording of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Franz Schubert (composer)
arrangement of:
Schwanengesang, D. 957: IV. Ständchen (Leise flehen meine Lieder) (original for voice and piano)
is based on:
סרנדה
Franz Schubert3:57
6Fantasia para un gentilhombre: II. Españoleta y Fanfare de la Caballeria de Napoles
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
recording of:
Fantasía para un gentilhombre: II. Españoleta y fanfare de la caballería de Nápoles (for flute and orchestra, Galway 1978)
composer:
Joaquín Rodrigo (Spanish composer and virtuoso pianist) (in 1954)
arranger:
James Galway (flautist) (in 1978)
arrangement of:
Fantasía para un gentilhombre: II. Españoleta y fanfare de la caballería de Nápoles
part of:
Fantasía para un gentilhombre (for flute and orchestra, Galway 1978)
Joaquín Rodrigo9:55
7Prélude a l’après-midi d’un faune
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
piano:
Christopher O’Riley (American pianist)
recording of:
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1891 until 1894-09)
arrangement of:
Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, L. 86, CD 87, original version for orchestra)
Claude Debussy9:37
8En bâteau
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
piano:
Christopher O’Riley (American pianist)
recording of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71a: I. En bateau (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1888 until 1889)
arrangement of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71a : I. En bateau (for piano 4-hands)
part of:
Petite Suite, L. 65, CD 71a (catch-all for arrangements)
Claude Debussy4:00
9Vocalise
recording engineer:
Kenneth Wilkinson (engineer)
producer:
George Korngold (producer)
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)
recorded at:
St. Giles, Cripplegate in City of London, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-06-28 until 1976-06-30)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (catch-all for unknown arrangements)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
arrangement of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов4:20
10Nocturne in E-flat major, op. 9 no. 2
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
orchestra:
National Philharmonic Orchestra (fka the London Promenade Orchestra until 1971, mostly film music and opera)
conductor:
David Measham (conductor)
flute arranger:
Gordon Langford (English composer, arranger and pianist)
recording of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer) (from 1830 until 1832)
arrangement of:
Nocturne no. 2 in E‐flat major, op. 9 no. 2: Andante
Frédéric Chopin4:25
11Andante in C, K315
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
recording of:
Andante in C major for Flute and Orchestra, K. 285e/315
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (in 1778)
was commissioned by:
Ferdinand De Jean (flutist)
part of:
Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, third edition, 1937, K³) (number: K. 285e), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, ninth edition, 2024, K⁹) (number: K. 315), Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, original numbering) (number: 315) and Köchelverzeichnis (Köchel catalogue, sixth edition, 1964, K⁶) (number: K. 285e)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart6:44
12Syrinx
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
recording of:
Syrinx, L. 129, CD 137 (for solo flute)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (in 1913)
dedicated to:
Louis Fleury (French flutist)
premiered at:
[concert] (1913-12-01)
publisher:
Editions Jobert (in 1927-08)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 129) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 137)
Claude Debussy2:24
13Dance of the Blessed Spirits (from Orfeo ed Euridice)
flute:
James Galway (flautist)
recording of:
Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance of the Blessed Spirits (Melodie) (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Christoph Willibald Gluck (composer)
arrangement of:
Orfeo ed Euridice, Wq. 30: Ballet in D minor “Dance of the Blessed Spirits” (Italian version)
Christoph Willibald Gluck8:00

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