Sesame Street: "Pretty Great Performances" - James Galway #2

From Barnegie Hall, here's James Galway with the All-Animal Chamber Music Ensemble.

Galway must have liked being on the set.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Classic
• Sesame
• Street
• Phil
• Harmonic
• Jerry
• Nelson
• Muppets
• James
• Galway
• flute
• animal
• orchestra
• 1990's

[eragonrules1234]

I find the animals in the back VERY irrating!!!!!

[sillyrnu007]

James Galway can afford an all gold flute. He is the best in the world.

[Bassoid]

Actually he can afford many gold, platinum and regular silver flutes, he even has one made out of glass...

He is the best of the world (L)

[goalieking88]

ahh it reminds me of mario paint

[jmtennapel]

This is the rose gold flute that he used on several recordings (the more 'pop tune' recordings) in the late 80s and early 90s. I have played those records as a small boy untill the grooves where gone from the vinyl, he made me want to play a flute.

His popularity in those days is unheared of, maybe a Horrowitz or a Bernstein where more familiar names, but James Galway was everywhere on tv!

And those people who judge the quality of his sound from this crooked, god bless your excellent ears :-)

[charmingemily]

don't know much about flute.. but i find rampal extraordinary and i haven't found anyone as extraodinary as rampal yet

like the sound of his instrument. so, its 'a 14K gold Muramatsu'.

[randomqazplm]

Silver flutes have a clear, crystally sound, Gold flutes have a warmer sound and Platinums are darker and richer, but you can change the sound alot by blowing differently.

[lizlizhappee]

he is trying so hard not to laugh, i can see him smiling lol james galway, you are a true professional!!!!!

[epocaliptos]

In one of his interviews Galway said that he can't tell by ear the difference himself. All of his favorite flutes (both gold and silver) sound the same at the recording.

[klarinetta]

You don't say sharp sound unless you are talking about tuning you should have said rough sound. You smooth out a rough sound but you tune down a sharp note(not sound)

[cleytonmaggot]

is name for music?????????? please

[conbactity]

I couldn't resist pointing out that it is a matter of taste wheather you like silver or gold flutes. And it also depends on what kind of sound you want to have or have. If you've got a sharp sound and want to "smooth away" the rough edges go for a flute in gold, and so on.