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简介:AnintimateportraitofSirJamesGalway,regardedbymanyasthefinestflautistofhisgeneration. TheprogrammechartshisremarkablerisetothetopoftheclassicalmusicworldfromhumblebeginningswithaBelfastfluteband,andisgivenuniqueaccesstoGalwayathomeandontour. GalwaywasborninBelfastattheoutbreakoftheSecondWorldWarandestablishedhimselfperformingwiththetopLondonorchestrasinthe1960sbeforebecomingfirstflutewiththeBerlinPhilharmonic.Inthemid-70shetooktheunusualstepofleavingtolaunchasolocareerandbecameahouseholdnamewiththereleaseofhisinstrumentalversionofJohnDenver'sAnnie'sSong.Hehassoldmorethan30millionalbumsandattheageof75continuestotourtheworldperformingtopackedhousesandgivingmasterclassestothenextgenerationofworld-classfluteplayers. IntheprogrammeGalwayspeaksfranklyabouthislifeandcareerandputshissuccessdowntohardworkanddailypractice.ThedocumentarycapturesGalwaybackstage,inrehearsalandperforming,andathishomeoverlookingLakeLucerne,Switzerland,withhiswifeandfellowflautist,Jeanne. TheprogrammeisnarratedbyJeremyIronsandcontributorsincludebroadcasterMelvynBragg,RiverdancecomposerBillWhelanandtheconductoroftheDetroitSymphonyOrchestra,LeonardSlatkin.…