Artist: Tina Guo, Leo Z
Album: Winter Night: Traces in the Snow
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2020
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 48 kHz
Duration: 19:06
Total Tracks: 5
Total Size: 200 MB

Tracklist:

01. Tina Guo & Leo Z – Scarborough Fair (03:46)
02. Tina Guo & Leo Z – Greensleeves (04:08)
03. Tina Guo & Leo Z – Silouan’s Song (03:44)
04. Tina Guo & Leo Z – O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (04:06)
05. Tina Guo & Leo Z – Coventry Carol (03:19)

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Internationally acclaimed cellist Tina Guo has known and worked with Leo Z for many years, but this is their first full collaboration, made remotely at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Guo says: “I thought, maybe this is actually the perfect opportunity to slow down and make some beautiful, mystical music.”Despite being physically separated, the two artists enjoyed a smooth virtual collaboration, building up a selection of five songs in dark, evocative arrangements.

“Winter is such a vibe,” says Leo Z – “colors are changing, there’s more darkness during the day. We wanted to capture that type of moment that feels almost frozen in time.”

Tina Guo: “I feel like it does sound cohesive, like we’re in this universe together. I think it’s very metaphysical, very spiritual – we’re in this audio and energetic space together, musically. We just never saw each other in person.”

Tracks on the EP include “Scarborough Fair”, “Greensleeves”, and two ancient Christmas carols: “O come, O come Emmanuel” and the Coventry Carol. Tina Guo and Leo Z also perform their version of Arvo Pärt’s Silouan’s Song. In addition to the cello and piano being featured on the album, Guo plays the erhu, an ancient Chinese instrument, and the musicians are joined by Eric Rigler on traditional Celtic instruments including the Uilleann pipes.

The album is marked by the ongoing coronavirus crisis, bringing listeners together as winter approaches, just as it brought the two artists together in their separate home studios. Tina Guo comments: “Making music again felt a little bit more introspective, a little bit more reflective of what’s happening in our world right now.