2 violins, viola,
violoncello
SKU:
FG.55011-876-8
Composed by Timo
Alakotila. Classical,
contemporary, folk. Score
& parts. Fennica Gehrman
#55011-876-8. Published
by Fennica Gehrman
(FG.55011-876-8).
Timo
Alakotila's String
quartet no. 4 (2022) was
premiered by Tempera
Quartet. In its four
movements the work
combines the rich sound
of the classical string
quartet with rhythms and
idioms of Finnish folk
music. The titles of the
movements decribe the
journey (Quest - Joy -
Direction -
Resolution).
This
product includes a full
score and a set of
parts.
Composer,
musician Timo Alakotila
(b. 1959) is a
distinguished, active and
versatile talent in the
Finnish music scene whose
long career working with
different genres of music
- folk music in
particular - has been
ground-breaking.
Alakotila's works
showcase his versatility:
he has produced highly
acclaimed classical music
compositions and
arrangements for Pekka
and Jaakko Kuusisto, the
Meta4 quartet, the Kamus
and Tempera quartets,
Eeva Oksala, Dalia
Stasevska and Jorma
Hynninen, among
others.
