related works

Split : for two pianos / Donald Yu

Genre: Chamber music
Scoring: 2pf

Sweet : voor cello en accordeon, 1988 / Wim de Ruiter

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: acc vc

Invention : for alto flute and viola / Andreas Kunstein

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: fl-a vl

Serenata per Amici : voor sextet / Piet Kingma

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: fl ob vln vla vc 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.