Celebrating the 70th birthday of “the man with the golden flute,†Sony Classical proudly releases the new collection, James Galway Plays Flute Concertos. For the first time, all flute concertos recorded by Galway for RCA Red Seal are available in one specially-priced 12-CD set. With music ranging from Baroque to Modern, James Galway Plays Flute Concertos includes works by J.S. Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann, Carl Stamitz, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Baldassare Galuppi, Romano Antonio Piacentino, Giuseppe Tartini, Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Joachim Quantz, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Domenico Cimarosa, Franz Danzi, Saverio Mercadante, Carl Reinecke, Joaquin Rodrigo, Sir Malcolm Arnold, Jacques Ibert, Carl Nielsen and John Mayer. From 1969 to 1975, Sir James Galway was principal lutist with the Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan. Since launching his solo career, he has continuously performed with the world's leading orchestras and conductors. From Galway’s lips have come deinitive treatments of classical repertoire and masterworks by Bach, Vivaldi, and Mozart. His more than 50 recordings have sold over 30 million units and have won numerous awards.