Society of Finnish Composer's 50th Anniversary, Vol. 1 · Usko Meriläinen · Mikko Heiniö · Erkki Jokinen · Joonas Kokkonen
String Quartet No. 3
Piano Quintet · String Quartet No. 4 · Piano Quintet
Avanti! Quartet
Jaana Kärkkäinen, piano
Track listing
7 tracks · 70:08Usko Meriläinen
- 1 String Quartet No. 3 (1992) 16:56
Mikko Heiniö
- 2 Piano Quintet (1993) 14:25
Erkki Jokinen
- 3 String Quartet No. 4 (1993) 14:10
Joonas Kokkonen
- Piano Quintet (1953) 24:37
- 4 I. Moderato 8:12
- 5 II. Allegro 4:46
- 6 III. Adagio non troppo 6:31
- 7 IV. Allegro moderato 5:08
The artists
Avanti! Quartet
The Avanti! Quartet is one of the many smaller ensembles that operate under the umbrella of the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra. The Quartet's repertoire and interpretative leanings are marked by the same broad view and uncompromising "openness to all" of the orchestra itself. Hence the ensemble searches out the sources of authentic performances of the Viennese Classics, tries to shrug off the burdens of tradition in its romantic repertoire, and studies exhaustively the new means of expression required for contemporary compositions.