Toshio Hosokawa’s works have had a flower as their theme for a long time, and recently the image of a lotus has dominated his composing. Blossoming was inspired by this image. Hosokawa says: ‘The lotus sends its roots deep into the mud beneath the surface of the pond; the stem stretches through the water toward the surface and the sky; the bud is blossoming toward the morning sunshine.’ This work is a very beautiful quartet with a fantastic soundworld.

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