Flickereth is Lotta Wennäkoski's third work for string quartet. The composer tells: "The idea behind Flickereth is, quite simply, flickering - be it of a light, a flame or fluttering butterfly wings. In addition to strings, I wanted to extend my flickering with such everyday objects as slide-like metal mugs, pastry brushes and cotton sticks. (I should add that with regard to these, I was determined to avoid any humorous associations.)"

The character of the first movement, Eteislepatus (Atrial...