Quattro Fatti al Rallenti

for string quartet
composed 1987, revised 1993; duration 12 minutes
world premiere Esbjerg (Denmark) 1988
Esbjerg Ensemble

Repeated, slowly evolving gestures characterize the four sections of this string quartet. The title refers to the process of slowing down the musical time, whereby expression is extracted from the musical material. The result is an impression of increasing expression as the tempo decreases. The four sections of the piece have no formal relationship.

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