01	The Lark In The Clear Air						03:17
	02	Adagio						05:31
	03	Gymnopedie No. 1						02:04
	04	Notturno						03:22
	05	The Flight Of The Bumblebee						01:03
	06	Romance						04:24
	07	Siciliano						02:12
	08	Piece En Forme De Habanera						02:27
	09	The Swan						02:33
	10	Lotus Land, Op.47, No. 1						04:20
	11	Serenade, Op.3, No.5						03:22
	12	Plaisir D'Amour						03:10
	13	Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'Un Faune						09:16
	14	The Little Shepherd						02:34
	15	Clair De Lune						04:41
	16	Notturno						03:33
	17	Last Spring, Op.34, No.2						04:37
	18	Adagio						06:28

Hiro Fujikake, synthesizers
Kees Boersma (string bass)
Robert Bairn (string and electric bass)


The Lark in the Clear Air
Artist James Galway
Date of Release 1994

From the first note to the last, The Lark in the Clear Air is wonderfully serene and magically performed by arguably the world's most popular classical instrumentalist, James Galway. The Lark in the Clear Air is a collection of classical pieces particularly suited to the fluid notes of the flute. Galway provides a lush impressionism on "Notturno" by Grieg and the "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Fawn" and "Claire de Lune" by Debussy, with a depth of emotion, mood and color only a flute can bring. "The Flight of the Bumble Bee" and Grieg's "Last Spring" exhibit Galway's precision and clarity... - MusD

James Galway - Flute
Ralph Mace - Producer
Martin Benge - Engineer
Hiro Fujikake - Synthesizer, Arranger

1994 CD Music Design 61379
1994 CD RCA 61379
1994 CS RCA 61379




James Galway
Born Dec 8, 1939 in Belfast, Northern Ireland


by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
James Galway gained fame as one of Ireland's most popular flautists in the late '70s. Over the next two decades, Galway's smooth, lightly Celtic instrumental stylings were internationally popular, selling numerous records and earning him several awards.
Galway began playing music with penny whistles and mouth-organs as a child, soon moving to flute. At the age of ten, he was the winner of all three classes of the Irish Flute Championships, which earned him a BBC radio session, as well as a spot in the Belfast Youth Orchestra. Galway earned scholarships first at London's Guildhall School of Music, then the Paris Conservatoire; he would occasionally busk on the subways to earn extra money.

After spending some time at Sadlers Wells, Galway became the Berlin Philharmonic's principal flautist in 1969. His time with the orchestra was popular, which led his manager, Michael Emerson, to persuade the flautist to go solo in 1975. Galway was instantly successful as a solo artist, both as a live performer and a recording artist. He was soon playing 120 concerts a year, as well as recording both both classical and popular albums. In 1978, his version of John Denver's "Annie's Song" became an international hit. While his pop recordings were commercially successful, his classical albums were warmly recepted by critics and peers alike, as his records of Mozart and Vivaldi compositions won awards.

Though he wasn't able to replicate the success of "Annie's Song" in the '80s, he continued to sell out concerts around the world well into the '90s and his infrequent records have proven nearly as successful.



1976 The Man with the Golden Flute RCA
1977 Vivaldi/The Four Seasons RCA
1979 Song of the Seashore & Other Melodies of... RCA
1981 The Pachelbel Canon & Other Favorites RCA
1982 The Wayward Wind RCA
1983 Nocturne RCA
1986 Christmas Carol RCA
1990 Over the Sea to Skye: The Celtic Connection RCA
1991 In Dulci Jubilo: Christmas with James Galway RCA Victor
1991 The Wind Beneath My Wings RCA
1992 The Magic Flute of James Galway RCA Victor
1993 Mozart Flute Quartets/Galway & Tokyo String... RCA
1993 Galway at the Movies RCA
1993 Seasons BMG
1994 Christmas with James Galw RCA
1994 The Lark in the Clear Air Music Design
1994 Wind of Change BMG
1996 Celtic Minstrel RCA
1999 Tango del Fuego RCA
1999 Annie's Song Discom
1999 Un-Break My Heart RCA
2000 Love Song RCA
2001 Hommage ю Rampal BMG
2002 Music for My Little Friends RCA
2002 A Song of Home: An American Musical Journey RCA Victor
Galway Plays Nilsson
Italian Serenade RCA
C.P.E. Bach, 3 Flute Concertos
Galway Plays Bach


1978 Annie's Song & Other Galway Favorites RCA
1988 Greatest Hits RCA
1992 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 RCA
1997 Celtic Legends RCA Victor
1998 Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 RCA
1999 60 Years 60 Flute Masterpieces RCA x
1999 60 Years 60 Flute Masterpieces (Highlights) RCA
2002 The Very Best of James Galway RCA
Gift Set x

1991 James Galway & The Chieftains in Ireland RCA v
Christmas Carol RCA v



Wind Beneath My Wings from Wind Beneath My Wings
Annie's Song from Greatest Hits
Perhaps Love from Greatest Hits
Danny Boy from Greatest Hits
Clair de Lune from Greatest Hits
Shenandoah from Greatest Hits
Brian Boru's March from Greatest Hits
Basque from Wind Beneath My Wings
Over the Sea to Skye from Over the Sea to Skye: The Celtic Connection
Belfast Hornpipe from Greatest Hits