related works

Love Poems from Ancient to Modern Times : for soprano and piano / Man-Ching Yu Donald

Genre: Vocal music
Subgenre: Voice and piano
Scoring: sopr pf

Polskie miasta : = (Polish cities), for six players, 1981 / Tera de Marez Oyens

Genre: Chamber music
Subgenre: Mixed ensemble (2-12 players); Wind and string and keyboard instrument(s)
Scoring: fl ob vl(vla) vla vc pf

Sonatine no. 3 : flauto, gitarra, 1975 / Hans de Heer

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

Ready to go again! : for viola, double bass and accordion, 1991 / Chiel Meijering

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

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.