FREDERICK MAY : STRING QUARTET IN C MINOR

Recently re-issued by Claddagh Records on vinyl, String quartet in C minor is Frederick Mays masterpiece. In 1936 he 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"

When Irish composer Freddie May died in 1985 he left a sum of money for preparation of his String Quartet in C minor in a format for performance.

It has taken 30 years for his wish to be fulfilled.

The Department of Creative Arts, Media and Music at DkIT recently completed the project in association with Claddagh Records, a move that will pave the way for renewed interest in music scholarship and potential future collaborations.

Initially recorded by the Aeolian String Quartet and r