Frederick May : String Quartet in C minor (CD)

In 1936 Frederick May composed his 'String Quartet in C Minor', described in the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians as 'one of the most individual statements from an Irish composer in the first half of the 20th century'. May composed the quartet as his hearing was beginning to deteriorate and he later described it as 'an appeal for release'. Initially recorded by the Aeolian String Quartet the work is very important in the canon of Irish music as it represents a significant development of Irish modernism. The project involved two postgraduate researchers at Dundalk who worked on a typesetting of the score.

Track Listing:
1. String quartet in C minor, Allegro Inquieto (Frederick May) - Aeolian Quartet (12.54)
2. String quartet in C minor, Impetuosamente (Frederick May) - Aeolian Quartet (3.45)
3. String quartet in C minor, Lento Espressivo (Frederick May) - Aeolian Quartet (14.21)

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