Basses 1 & 2 play in solo tuning - Basses 3 & 4 play in orchestral tuning. Bernhard Alt’s Suite is fun, stylish, charming, elegant and rhythmic, and would have been a revelation to audiences in the 1930s. Alt composed music which is always entertaining, with no movement outstaying its welcome, and is an effective, accessible and light-hearted addition to any quartet programme, even into the 21stcentury. The musical styles may be slightly out of date in the more sophisticated 21st-century, but this is still a great study or recital piece for students to develop a range of ensemble and musical skills with also has much to commend it for the advanced or professional quartet.