Chinese Romance presents a selection of recent compositions that are all deeply evocative, referring to specific imagery and romantic experiences for their inspiration. These poetic and lyrical pieces explore the guitar’s delicate timbres with nuance and subtle detail, expressing a universal range of emotions. Popular concert and recording artist, Xianji Liu, is the first Chinese-born winner of the Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition, Benicàssim.

Filled with musical poetry and a lyrically tender atmosphere, this is the kind of album that will fulfil the desires of a wider public seeking new music without the often harder edge of Western modernism. Rising star Xianji Liu is already an experienced and popular concert and recording artist, and he knows his audience well. With Chinese Romance he gives us what we want, while at the same time delivering the exciting prospect of a whole raft of world-premiere recordings.