“Tommasini drew inspiration from a travel guide to Hong Kong in atmospheric episodes depicting different aspects of the bustling city and its natural surroundings. Persistent pentatonic inflections to the harmony remind us of the location of the landscape in question, and the richly resonant bell-like tone of the marimba is a pleasing foil to the cello’s eloquent quasi-vocal commentary.”
The Intimacy of Creativity Five Year Retrospective
mountains...seas...buildings...trees...
Richard Bamping, violoncello
Pius Cheung, marimba
Naxos International