Audio Excerpts

Arthur Duff's music is still very much appreciated by the public. Two CD's that feature his works are Silver Apples of the Moon and Romantic Ireland. You can hear a sample of each track by clicking on them below. Due to copyright laws, complete listening samples are not available but approximately 30% of each track is available for listening.

Silver Apples of the Moon

Director: Fionnuala Hunt Ensemble: Irish Chamber Orchestra € 15.50 BLACK BOX MUSIC LTD - BBM1003 order this CD from www.cmc.ie

Irish composers and their works featured on this CD:

Arthur Duff(1899-1956): Meath Pastoral, Irish Suite for Strings
Aloys Fleischmann (1910-1992): Elizabeth MacDermott Roe
Thomas C. Kelly (1917-1985): O'Carolan Suite in Baroque Style, 3 Pieces for Strings
John F. Larchet (1884-1967): Mac Ananty's Reel, The Dirge of Ossian
Joan Trimble (b.1915): Suite for Strings

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To hear the tracks below select the one you want to hear by pressing the CD. When the Ludwigvanweb page opens click either 56K or Broadband that appears on the left under 'Listen to extract'. Next press play and wait a few seconds. You can move the slider to any part of the track, but you will only hear about 30% of the track from that point.

Trackº1  - ARTHUR DUFF: Meath Pastoral

Trackº12 - ARTHUR DUFF: Irish Suite For Strings - Midir's Song for Etain

Trackº13 - ARTHUR DUFF: Irish Suite For Strings - Windy Gap

Trackº14 - ARTHUR DUFF: Irish Suite For Strings - Fishamble Street - Dublin 1742

Trackº15 - ARTHUR DUFF: Irish Suite For Strings - Dance of Daemar

Romantic Ireland

Conductor: Proinnsias O'Duinn Ensemble: RTE Sinfonietta € 16.00 (approx) NAXOS/MARCO POLO, 1996 - 8.223804 order this CD from www.smusic.com

Irish composers and their works featured on this CD:

Arthur Duff (1899-1956): Echoes of Georgian Dublin
John F. Larchet (1884-1967): By the Waters of Moyle
Gerald Victory (1921-1995): 3 Irish Pictures
A.J. Potter ( 1918-1980): Rhapsody under the a High Sky
Seán Ó Riada (1931-1971): The Banks of Sullane
Pádraig O'Conner: Introspect

Listen to the following track:

Trackº7   - ARTHUR DUFF: Echoes of Georgian Dublin - In College Green

Trackº8   - ARTHUR DUFF: Echoes of Georgian Dublin - Song For Amanda

Trackº9   - ARTHUR DUFF: Echoes of Georgian Dublin - Minuet

Trackº10 - ARTHUR DUFF: Echoes of Georgian Dublin - Minuet - Largo (The Tender Lover)

Trackº11 - ARTHUR DUFF: Echoes of Georgian Dublin - Rigaudon