The Man with the Golden Flute: Sir James, a Celtic Minstrel

by James Galway, Linda Bridges (With)

Overview

The Internationally Acclaimed Flutist Reflects on His Storied Career

Sir James Galway is one of the top musicians of our time, with a dazzling career that has spanned five decades and many genres of music. Now he celebrates his seventieth birthday with a look back on his incredible career, during which he has traveled around the world many times over and made countless friends, including legends from the worlds of classical and popular music. He reflects on the challenges he faced coming from the poverty of working-class Belfast and making the decision to go solo as a flutist, as well as the triumphs as he made his way to the top of his profession.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470638194
Publisher:	Trade Paper Press
Publication date:	02/18/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Sir James Galway, nicknamed "the man with the golden flute," is widely regarded as both a supreme interpreter of the classical flute repertoire and a consummate entertainer whose appeal crosses all musical boundaries. As the most televised and recorded classical artist performing today, Sir James has made himself a legend, a modern musical master whose virtuosity on the flute is equaled only by his limitless ambitions and vision.

Linda Bridges is coauthor with John R. Coyne Jr. of Strictly Right: William F. Buckley Jr. and the American Conservative Movement.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Prelude: Knighthood day 1

1 In the Beginning 9

2 Into the Wider World 39

3 Building a Career 61

4 Ich War Ein Berliner 91

5 Turning Point 117

6 The Soloist's World 137

7 Public Life, Private Life 161

8 Inside the Music 189

9 Pomp and Circumstance 211

10 The Flute and Me 233

Discography 249

Index 271