related works

Swing Low : for soprano saxophone and piano / Donald Yu

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

4 schetsen '85 : voor fluit en gitaar, (1985) / Jelle Hogenhuis

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

White nights of dreams : for viola, tubular bells and tam-tam / Katia Tiutiunnik

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: vla perc

Un train peut en cacher un autre : for guitar and marimba, 1993 / Hans van Zijp

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players)
Scoring: g mar

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.