Many Finnish composers have been overshadowed by Sibelius. The string quartets of Ernst Linko and Olavi Pesonen from the 1930s are certainly less often heard chamber music pieces. Linko’s musical language often focuses on classical expressions, and he sought inspiration from baroque composers. Pesonen’s earliest works in turn represented national romanticism, but later his compositions became more chromatic and moved away from tonality in places.
Ernst Linko: String quartet in E flat major, Op. 21 (1930)
Olavi Pesonen: String quartet in E minor (1935)
Linda Hedlund, violin
Elina Lehto, violin
Vuokko Lahtinen, viola
Sanna Palas, cello
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