Greatest Hits 2

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James Galway’s Greatest Hits Volume 2 is the follow up to his Grammy Award-winning Wind Beneath My Wings. Included on this recording are five new spectacular selections, featuring “Beauty and the Beast,” “Unforgettable,” “Late Night with David Letterman Viewer Mail Theme,” and Elton John’s “Blue Eyes.” Also included is the “Theme from the U.S. Tennis Open,” written specifically for the Open by Henry Mancini… ~ AllMusic Review ~ From Wikipedia: Sir James Galway, OBE (born 8 December 1939) is an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed “The Man With the Golden Flute”. Following in the footsteps of Jean-Pierre Rampal, he became one of the first flute players to establish an international career as a soloist. ~ He played with Sadler’s Wells Opera, Covent Garden Opera, the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He auditioned for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Herbert von Karajan, and was principal flute of that orchestra from 1969 to 1975. ~ In addition to his performances of the standard classical repertoire, he features contemporary music in his programmes, including new flute works commissioned by and for him by composers including David Amram, Malcolm Arnold, William Bolcom, John Corigliano, John Wolf Brennan, Dave Heath, Lowell Liebermann and Joaquín Rodrigo. The album James Galway and The Chieftains in Ireland by Galway and The Chieftains reached number 32 in the UK Albums Chart in 1987.[ ~ Galway performed for the Academy Award-winning ensemble recording the soundtracks of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, composed by Howard Shore. In June 2008, he was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame along with Liza Minnelli and B. B. King. ~ Galway still performs regularly and is one of the world’s most well-known flute players. His recordings have sold over 30 million copies.