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James Galway ~ Mozart Flute Concertos | 
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| Artists: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Neville Marriner, James Galway, Academy Of The St Martin-in-the-fields
Label: RCA Victor Europe
Category: Music
List Price: $16.98
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 186302
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 090266825622
EAN: 0090266825622
ASIN: B000003FY0
Release Date: February 11, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Allegro maestoso | | • | Adagio ma non troppo | | • | Rondeau, Tempo di Menuetto | | • | Allegro aperto | | • | Adagio ma non troppo | | • | Rondeau (Allegro) | | • | Allegro | | • | Andantino | | • | Rondeau, Allegro |
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| Customer Reviews:
 Mozart? June 7, 2006
Stefano (Italy)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I red the other reviews to this CD and I have to say that I don't agree with them. Sir James is a superstar of the flute but his sound, I found is often heavy and exagerated. Listening to this CD I felt bored and I prefer Pahud, Adorjan and Rampal when he recorded Mozart' Concertos with the Wiener Symphoniker conducted by T. Guschlbauer.
 Charming and Definitive December 27, 2002
Will Roberts (East Coast, NC USA)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Mozart done well. I listen to this and try to pick out faults and reasons to write a slew of smart-sounding interjectons as to why this recording doesn't deserve five stars... and here I am, still trying. Galway is a bit of a commercial sellout in the fluteworld. His tone is gorgeous, his interpretatons cute, shimmering, and charming. He plays for the money and for the crowd. So in my quest to find a legitamate classical Galway recording I stumbled apon this gem of a disc. He sings the very familiar solos in a deleightfully charming way that no flutist should ever try to imitate. His tone is strong, singing, and breathtaking. His phrases are well communicated and stylish. His articulation is incredibly clean and precise. Intonatoin flawless. Technique amazing. His cadenzas are pleasing. They are a perfect example of Galway's style and charming mentality. Yes, James Galway and Sir Neville Mariner do wonderful justice to Mozart's three flute concertos. This disc is an unregretable buy for anyone. It is a perfect example of Mozart played well. The only comparably extensive and fulfilling Mozart flute recording I have heard is Emmanuel Pahud's.
Good exapmle of Mozart's spirit December 13, 1999
M. Huang (Orange County , CA USA)
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
After listening to these pieces, it is hard to believe that Mozart hated the flute, at least that what it said in the liner notes. It isn't important weather or not Mozart liked or disliked the flute. What is important is that he wrote these beautiful pieces for that instrument. The music on this disc, especially the Concerto for Flute and harp K.299, gliters with Mozart's enthusiasm and optimistic energy. Combine this with James Galway, Marisa Robles (the only harpist that I know of), and the expert Mozartean Neville Marriner, what you get is a great Mozartean experience.
Excellent concert's - favorites- a must for all March 2, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have this CD and love it. Concerto in G Major is great. I believe the sheet music has been put out in a version by Galway and so probably has the same cadenza's. These concertos are also in "24 Flute Concert Studies from J. S. Bach's Works and Famous Flute Solos", that I got from Southern Music Company a few years ago for $9.95, 160 pages. Contains 25+ major works including Bach's Suite in B minor, as well as all three of these concertos. These concertos are Mozart at his best, and Galway is great. If you can find a copy of sheet music for Mozart's Sonata 301K for violin adapted for flute somewhere, it's great too, but not on this CD.
Excellent concert's - favorites- a must for all March 2, 1999
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
I have this CD and love it. Concerto in G Major is great. I believe the sheet music has been put out in a version by Galway and so probably has the same cadenza's. These concertos are also in "24 Flute Concert Studies from J. S. Bach's Works and Famous Flute Solos", that I got from Southern Music Company a few years ago for $9.95, 160 pages. Contains 25+ major works including Bach's Suite in B minor, as well as all three of these concertos. These concertos are Mozart at his best, and Galway is great. If you can find a copy of sheet music for Mozart's Sonata 301K for violin adapted for flute somewhere, it's great too, but not on this CD.
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