related works

Swing Low : for soprano saxophone and piano / Donald Yu

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Saxophone and keyboard instrument
Scoring: s-sax pf

Clair obscur : 1978, voor altblokfluit en orgel / Daan Manneke

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players); Recorder and keyboard instrument
Scoring: rec-a org/pf/cemb

Parovoz Structures : for ensemble / Alexey Sioumak

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: fl cl fg bar pf 2vn vla vc db

Quatuor de ballet : 1962, per clarinetto, tromba, percussione e pianoforte / Nico Schuyt

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: cl trp perc pf

composition

Flaming Passion 焰情 : for flute, cello and piano / Man-Ching Yu Donald

Author(s):
Yu, Donald (Composer)
Description:
The piece is inspired by the modern Chinese painting “Flaming Passion” by Zhang Guanghai. It opens with impressionistic and subtle pianistic gestures, soon joined by the cello and flute, which enter in a fragmentary manner, creating a contrapuntal interplay with the piano. As the music progresses, it gradually builds to a climax where the two instruments and the piano reveal extreme registral tone colors. Near the end, the music fades away in a mysterious manner. Overall, the composition embodies a fusion of oriental colors, pentatonic materials, and modern musical languages, often featuring dramatic dynamic variations and shifts within a brief span. This reflects the vibrant lines and strong gestures found in the painting.