String quartet SKU: FG.042-08402-1
Composed by Paavo Heininen. Score. Published by Fennica Gehrman (FG.042-08402-1). ISBN 979-0-042-08402-1.
This quartet forms part of a major opus whose different works make use of the same tone row matrix characterised by the harmonic interval of a third. Contrasting with the aggressive, expansive piano sonata which also belongs to the opus, its nostalgic tone is a mark of respect for the traditional ethos of string music. Erkki Salmenhaara compared the work to a prism: As the composer turns it, one and the same shaft of light gives birth over and again to new patterns and combinations of colours.
