I'm trying to put together a collection of music for good practice/training as my 'ear' is rather undeveloped. So far I have plenty of James Galway (he's amazing!) so I need to broaden my selection but really have no idea where to start.

I did try a search on the forums incase this had been covered before but wasn't successful.

Thanks

It might help us if you could tell us what kind of music you prefer.

James Galway is the best, he is not only a wounderful musician, but fun to listen to. Are you learning to play the Flute - a good start may be to get cd's of the pieces you are in the process of learning. I'm learning to play the piano and find it helps to hear the music.

Please get back to us and you know that we are with you in learning music.

Thanks Suzy. yes I'm learning flute (as my sig says, flute and piano but with emphasis on flute.... piano is taking a back seat at this time)

I've spent the past 30 years listening to local pop radio so now I need to broaden my horizons to include other styles that I might come across for flute and piano.

This will be for listening at work or while doing housework or whatever.

Thanks

James Galway certainly is amazing and "Wings of Song" is one of my very favourite CDs.

Another excellent player is Emmanuel Pahud. You could try his recordings of Mozart's Concertos (Nos 1 and 2 plus the one for Flute and Harp) and of the Mozart Flute Quartets. He's made loads of recordings (although not as many as JG), including a CD of Ibert and Khachaturian concertos and a wonderful disc of pieces by Telemann. Most of his recordings are on the EMI label and are available from here.

A great disc to listen to while you're working would be "Fantasie for Flute and Harp" by Anna Noakes and Gillian Tingay. It's a mixture of traditional South American tunes and pieces by Latin American and French composers. You can find it on ASV's White Line label.

Good luck with the flute and have fun learning.

Ditch the pop stations snuglivixen, and tune in to Classic FM - lots of variety here and you can make a note of anything you particularly like and buy the CD - you can go into their website Classic FM to check details of what you have heard.