Nina Perlove VLOG: Who is the mystery flutist?

[miyafluteman]

Hay zallthat you think Rampals death is funny?

[moarein13]

this is GAlway-the flutist with mopst of best goled flutes

[karenkw150]

I think it's a woman flutist based on the breathing. I want to say a student of Julius Baker. It's the phrasing, too. There's a bottom to the sound that Galway recordings don't have.

[comtessedebergerac]

prefect intonation, great vibrato and timbre, grace and an overall feeling of "so easy!!"... James Galway of course. Who else !?

[nelfranca]

I guess this is a guy from Brazil. The only I ever found to play like this. He is a great musician and his musicality overpasses Galway and Rampal...Edson Beltrami, from Tatui, Brazil

[NITEVOID]

james galway!! defintely.

[camiloangeles]

its james galway of course

[deedeedmr]

Did she ever say who it was? I have most of Galways recordings and have listened to him, as most of you have, for many years. I agree. I think its Galway.

[Alegria5029]

It's his Vibrato that gives it away... Galway is amazing :D

[chasepiccolo]

i agree with you- his vibrato is dreamy and he has a hard time transitioning from eras so eras (his grace notes and cadenzas are very modern).

[oanderson980]

Is it James Galway :)

[Spiceofmadrid]

it's james galway :)

[LhsFluediva]

it's sir James Galway.. :) he is my idol. :) I love his playing.. his vibrato is so beautiful..

[villanuevav]

Can you tell me how to do vibrato?

Oh, by the way i thinks its james galway!

[xallthatJAZZ]

i think it's galway!

[wilbyos]

Def James Galway listened to him since I was about 10 years old.

[firefighterjmr]

It sounds like Galway. He has a very distinct sound and quality when playing in the lower register that I have not heard anywhere else.

[MagnusFBG]

Could it be the swedish flutist Anders Ljungar-Chapeleon?

[flutegal88]

i think it is James Galway

[judymin21]

haha. is it Jean-Pierre Rampal?

[Painislife28]

Rampal is dead. duh

[xallthatJAZZ]

rampal's dead. hahahah wowooow

[freakyretriever]

heyhey its Nick from Australia, r u goin to sydneys flute festival, alot of famous flute player go there like janet web????? n i would like to meet u sumday coz ur sooo cool.

[kekerip]

I HAVE no idea... but actually i just started playing the flute un 6th grda know im in 7th...and im soo good at it

[mv219]

maybe a flute d'amour? trevor wye usually use it, but i've heart J. GAlway use it too.

[proflautist101]

im pretty sure that up to 4.12 its baroque flute, listen to how the player rarely takes breaths. i played it for an exam, its J.S Bach Four sonatas BWV 1035, the first one played is the Allegro, and the second the adagio ma non tanto. Both are great pieces of music. and yeh it does sound like galway, it has his rich but pure tone.

[proflautist101]

actually, listening to it a second time i think it sounds more like andrea grimminelli??(if thats how you spell it!) and its not baroque flute up to 4.12, just a very controlled sound and breathing teachnique...let me know about the mystery flautist pleasee!! lol

[madfluter81]

I think this is James Galway ... it sounds a bit like his sound and technique.

[caezura]

Hi Nina!

I'm going to go with a European flutist going by the tone. I think it sounds like Galway, but I think I have a recording of the Mercadanteof his, but this isn't the same interpretation.

[sarahflute]

Galway for sure, but I don't know why he thinks no one has heard him play!

[firefighterjmr]

I think what the artist is saying is that many people have not heard him/her play--naturally--without studio polishing.

[fre3d0m]

According to Nina, the opening baroque piece is played on a modern flute, not a baroque flute (to my slight astonishment).

The opening piece is very baroque flute-like. Either the player aims to mimick its style or, it he/she just sounds like that.

0.04 second: the trill. excatly like the tone colour of a baroque flute.

0.06: the scale down from the middle G. sounds EXCATLY like a baroque flute (note the pure delightful resonance).

[mistymango]

Hi! it's definitely not a baroque flute!

[fre3d0m]

Could be one of Galway's students.

[daverossflutist]

WIBB.

Dave Ross

California

[Makani1111]

Gotta Be Galway... Love to listen, But I'd rather watch You!!

[yin901]

ha ha! the mystery flutist should be Sharon Bezaly!

[fre3d0m]

This is most definitely not Bezaly. :) Her extravagance is not in this style. And she will use circular breathing to assist in long phrases.

[nurng1]

James Galway

[shakedshammah]

great vid! it realy sounds like galway, but it's hard to believe that it's realy him...

[SophiTruphi]

It sounds like Pahud. :( I really can't tell...

[jprush]

I would have to say that this is Jimmy playing. Am I right?

[JSBHK]

My friend from China (playes flute in an orchestra) said definitely it's Galway, he said he listens over and over, he is sure of it, he doesn't have an account on Youtube, so I put it up for him.

[miyazawaflautist]

hey guys!what's the title of the concerto at 7th min?sounds awfully familiar but i can't remember the title!

[SophiTruphi]

it's the Marcadante Concerto mvt.1 Its one of my favorite!

[crabman06]

Good test here, Nina. It really sounds like James Galway with the resonant tones, rich low register, holds out phrases very completely, has a different interpretation than other flutists. Otherwise, this is a great copy of Galway. Ransom Wilson was able to sound like Rampal for years and on recordings, difficult to hear the difference. Galway style is hard to copy as it takes a lot of energy. And the vibrato here is the French style.

[JSBHK]

With such round and resonant tones, such powerful control and energy(like Galway), but with the vibrato so French, there is only one who can match Galway in this kind of tone, that must be Michel Debost!

[Gloverous]

I'm thinking about a french flautist... Bernold maybe ?

[x0xthemadhatterx0x]

I have a question, I've always been told by my music teachers that the proper way of saying a flute player is floutist, and have never heard flutist before, is flutist also correct then?

[sarahflute]

flautist is used in the UK, flutist in the USA, not sure of other regional variations, never heard of "floutist"

[kelandjen]

If it's not James Galway, maybe it's Rafael Trevisani?

[flutemegan708]

Now, I am thinking Emmanuel Pahud!! But some others to think about... Jeff Kahner, Josh Smith, Brad Garner...hmmm. Gotta be one of these!

[fre3d0m]

Oh dear, it becomes more like Galway as the playback proceeds. The KV 314 cadenza, is very very well-played and the treatment of the low note is very Galway. I still insist it's not him. But who can play so well? This fine player mimicks his style.

[flutemegan708]

If it is indeed Galway, it is ABSURD to think that not that many players/teachers have heard him play. I cannot imagine one of the most recorded classical musicians EVER saying that. I am not convinced it is Galway, it sounds like his technique but NOT his vibrato. Hmmm...

[fre3d0m]

Yes, sounds like his technique but not his vibrato! The "shimmering sweetness" is more like Rampal's. ANYWAY, we are all delighted by the "straight-forward", "earnest" and joyful way the baroque music is played isn't it?

[tiffloser]

Denis Bouriakov, maybe? I'm not too sure...

[fre3d0m]

He is one young and super-promising flute player whose tone is rich and very silky.

[fluteplayers]

the vibrato ... the "projection" (whatever that may be) ... must be Galway.

And I think one has to agree with ~bilbo.

[flutehead]

Hello, I think it's Raffaele Trevisani

[rubenbianchi]

Sounds like Rampal.... Oh, I heard him in São Paulo, 1968, I guess.

[JSBHK]

I was originally wanting to guess 'Rampal' as well, but, rubenbianchi, he was no longer able to send Nina the package now.

[kaduflutist]

Hello, Nina.

It's awesome to see how great,involving and responsive this Real Music Project has become. Well, my guess is that the mystery flutist is Sir James Galway. Congratulations and keep going! Bye! Carlos Eduardo - Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

[elf1228]

Sir James Galway i think.

[musicman944]

Ransom Wilson

[fre3d0m]

Oh I am sorry, but it is really the style of a baroque flute. And once you said, I guess it's not Galway.

[fre3d0m]

The vibrato is more like Rampal's than Galway's. Galway's playing is more "extravagant" than this. You must hear his old Bach Flute Sonatas.

[fre3d0m]

The background performer with the baroque flute may be a different player from the one from the Mystery Package! I have 75% confidence that it is not Sir Galway. His playing will be too distinctive and too easy to guess. But then, these recordings were made some time ago I think so I am not sure about Galway's playing then. But I heard his old recordings on his website before and the vibrato technique is not played in this way.

[ninaflute]

Dear fre3d0m: I will tell you that all the playing on the video is by the same player and as far as I know it is all played on modern instruments. If it sounds to you like a Baroque flute than the player is using a more Baroque color. I hope my images of Baroque flutes didn't confuse you, I was just trying to put up something pretty to look at while you listened! Happy guessing!

[JSBHK]

Can I guess again? Michel Debost!

[pooh03112003]

Hi Nina, Thank you for all your wonderful videos. The mystery Flutist is Galway.

[morwen555]

Galway I believe, although I don't recall him having a 'youtube' =/

[caitylin8330]

i have no idea who but i do know it is someone really good.

[trumpetplayerfromhel]

2 be honest i have no idea :/

[martyflute]

Trevor Wye

[JSBHK]

Mr.Trevor Wye definitely doesn't sound like this.^^

[Burkartguy]

I want to say Galway but I am not sure!

[fluticious]

its james galway i'm pretty sure. but he's like the most heard flutist! but it sounds exactly like him. the very wide, obnoxious vibrato; the wonderful pure tone; the fat, rich low register; the beautiful, unpinched, free high register. but why would he say "many professional players and teachers have not really heard me play." and why would he be interested in youtube?

[fre3d0m]

I thought along that line too! And you description about this playing is quite like how i wud describe too. But he could have meant it in this way: They have not heard me play in this way. Or They have not heard me play the baroque flute. (remember the background baroque flute also by the mystery flutist too, but i think the background playing seems too "tamed" to be Galway.

[kelandjen]

Sir James has posted at least one very well known video on YouTube via Larry Krantz where he demonstrates the difference in sound or lack thereof in several different flutes. I think it's possible that a lot of American flute teachers would not have heard James Galway perform live.

[mistymango]

Hi Nina,

sounds like James Galway to me. I heard him live a long time ago and was always amazed by his playing. Thanks for this fun exercise!

Nollaig

[krnw0n1]

its James Galway ;) i think hehe

and i love the mercadante and mozart concerto!!

[kelandjen]

Definitely Sir Galway. Given away by the vibrato and low register as mentioned previously.

[bbookham]

parts of the first movement sounded even better than Galway usually sounds, but I guess nobody else produces that brimming-with-sweetness vibrato..

[dainasvabe]

because maybe he doesn't perform as often now, as he did 10-20 years ago ? And which prominent flutist has a youtube account as well ? ;-) That's right, Trevor Wye ! Unfortunately the only CD of Mr Wye I have, is his tone practice CD. So I can't compare his interpretation of Bach with this video etc. But I have no reason to believe, that this couldn't be Trevor Wye.

[dainasvabe]

"I am sending you these recordings, because it is my opinion that many professional players and teachers have not really heard me play." Well, why would Sir James think like that ? I think that in comparison to other prominent flutists, he is one of the most often heard, if not THE most often heard. Maybe some other prominent flutist, who is in respectable age (like 72, for example) could say that, ->>

[dainasvabe]

Hmm... I have to admit that Bach sonata in g sounds very similar to Sir James Galway's recording. And taking into consideration Sir James's previous activities on YouTube, that wouldn't be a big surprise if he sent these CDs to Nina. But... isn't that answer too simple ? :-) There was one sentence in the "mystery flutist's" message, which made me suspicious : ->>

[Penalty123456789]

That has to be galway, he always uses that cadenza when he plays the mozart concerto in d major, first movement.

[Baggs4299]

That first excerpt sounds distinctly like the BAch G minor as played by:

Sir James Galway, flute

Phillip Moll, harpsichord

Moray Walsh, cello

Although the Bach E major Sonata is generally the background music.

[fluteorama]

Hi Nina,

It has to be Sir James Galway. The Bach Sonata in G Minor on your video sounds remarkably similar to the one on Sir James' website. For some reason this site wont let me post a comment with a website in; so search for thegalwaynetwork on a search engine, once on it click on the Audio & Video tab at the top of the page and then select the link saying 'Sir James Live in Florence, Italy, 1981 (Bach Sonatas)

All the best,

Matthew Newell

[profhoneycat]

Def Sir James. Very nice stuff.

[CristinaLedford]

Hey Nina,

This is interesting!

The vibrato sounds like Jimmy Galway to me!

Cristina

[sagarflute]

Has to be Sir James Galway, noone else plays with such a tone!

[flutemad]

Hi Nina...

My guess is Sir Jame Galway. The intonation is well know also the projection is so like his playing.

[ebhnyc]

My guess is Sir Galway also. I love Galway, he's a genuine person, and therefore, he is a real artist to me. Galway is a real man, so he might not be as sensitive as female artist. But his technique is solid, and his passion is real, so he's one of my favorite artists. I'm not a flutist yet. I'm an artist in other fields. My guess might be wrong! Nina, you are a beautiful lady, and a passionate artist. Thank you for your effort on teaching flute.

God Bless!

Esther

[flutist001]

From the power of the low register I have to guess Galway.

[JSBHK]

sounded like Sir Galway.

[johnny102marvin]

Hi Nina, As an amateur videographer and flute player I want to commend you on your video editing in the new video clip. I also think it is great how you are getting musicians around the world to interact with you and each other. My guess is James Galway. He's the kind of person that would send you the gift of the CD's. Plus, his technique and tone sound like him.

[flutepato]

Now I'm convinced,

the flute player is Sir James galway

[Rexicano]

My guess is Galway; I like some of his older recordings but has vibrato driven me nuts for a long time. The playing here is very powerful and has that sound so characteristic of Galway; very full and engaged. When he's at his best it's great but sure wish he would see that less is more sometimes.

[sarahflute]

I agree, and for the same reasons - some absolutely lovely playing, and a bit too much vibrato for my tastes at times.

[jazzflutist]

Whoever it is sounds very nice. Someone who knows something about tone, projection and is a good reader of music, but probably has never learned anything about on-the-spot improvisation. (Had to throw that in). Absolutely wonderful.

[finessefluteecole]

Hey Nina.

It's Joshua my guess is James Galway or Emmanuel Phaud - perhaps Carol Wincenc. I couldn't pick one just yet

[flutemegan708]

Definitely not Carol Wincenc...I would know her right away, love her!!

[Intermezzo411]

I'm going to guess Leone Buyse or Wally Kujala - though Wally's more renowned for his piccolo playing, so I guess that may not be very realistic, but I'm throwing it out there, anyway. I have a video to submit to your Real Flute Video Project, glad to hear you're still accepting responses! *hugs* ~Marissa

[flutepato]

Perhaps the Mystery Flutist can be Maxence Larrieu

[flutepato]

Now I'm convinced,

the flute player is Sir James Galway.

[Tsukuyomi102594]

wow