Showing posts with label Arthur Duff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arthur Duff. Show all posts

Friday, January 4, 2008

Silver Apples of the Moon--Irish Classical Music

A few months ago, while riding in my car, I heard a Suite for Strings, by Joan Trimble, on the local classical music radio station. The suite, based on traditional Irish melodies, was delightful. The announcer stated that it was on a CD entitled Silver Apples of the Moon. If you like the folk music-inspired compositions of Ralph Vaughn Williams and Gustav Holst, you will find this recording truly enjoyable.

On this CD, the Irish Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Fionnualla Hunt plays:
  1. Meath Pastoral, by Arthur Duff
  2. Mac Ananty's Reel, by John Larchet
  3. The Dirge of Ossian , by John Larchet
  4. O'Carolan Suite in Baroque Style, by Thomas C. Kelly
  5. Suite for Strings, by Joan Trimble
  6. Irish Suite for Strings, by Arthur Duff
  7. Elizabeth MacDermott Roe, by Aloys Fleischmann
  8. Three Pieces for Strings, by Thomas C. Kelly
I searched for the CD on Amazon.com. There is another CD with the same title, containing electronic music by Morton Subotnik, but I already own that one.

I found only 3 copies of the Irish Chamber Orchestra audio CD, released as Black Box Classics, BBM1003, ranging in price from (can you believe it?) $80.00 to $120.00. Apparently it is out of print. My pocket book cannot stand the $80.00+ price, so I did some more research on the recording.
I learned that the Irish Chamber Orchestra has its own web page.  Since I first wrote this post, they changed their URL: (http://www.irishchamberorchestra.com/).  However, when you click on the Order CD tab,Silver Apples of the Moon is not among the currently available CDs.


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