“Utter” for rubbed piano strings

«Pour Thalès, tout est eau ; l'eau constitue le principe de toutes choses. Le mot chinois du titre, homophone de « eau », signifie « néant », qui est également considéré comme l’origine de toute chose dans le taoïsme.
Grâce à l'eau, nous atteignons une origine où émerge une harmonie précieuse entre notre vie et l'univers. Elle contient à la fois le lieu le plus intime et l'espace le plus profond ; c'est là que le spirituel et le sensuel se réunissent et ne font plus qu'un ; elles, l’eau, l’origine, coulent entre rien et tout.»


“For Thales of Miletus, all is water; water constitutes the principle of all things. The homophonic Chinese character stands for “nothingness”, which is also considered as the origin of everything in Taoism. 
Through water, we reach an origin where a precious harmony emerges between our life and the universe. It contains at the same time the most intimate place and the most profound space; it is where the spiritual and the sensual reunites and become one; it flows between nothing and everything.”

“Eau, Où, 无”

“A Distant Chant” for string quartet —2024

— Played by the Velvet Quartet.
 
(Accidental phone buzzing sound during recording)

“A Distant Chant”  for String Quartet (rehearsal recording)

For violin solo

— played by Xiaoqing Yu

Engulfed by your Absence

"38 St Stephen" for ensemble of 15 musicians - dedicated to Xiaoqing Yu. 
Performed by Orchestre du CNSMDP and conducted by Julien Leroy on 11/22/2024.

Program Notes:

Knocking on the door of the small chamber where the fragments of lost time are stored, an aura of nostalgia invites us inside. 
Attempting to reassemble these fragments to resemble the continuity of time, like recalling a forgotten melody; meanwhile, this chamber becomes a prison which prevents time from reaching the present and flowing freely.


                                                           



38 St Stephen

pianiste et compositeur chinois 
—CNSMDP

Li Yuhang

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