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Guitar Laureate: Xianji Liu

First Prize, 2016 Tárrega International Guitar Competition (Benicàssim)

Xianji Liu (guitar)

Guitar Laureate: Xianji Liu

Guitar Laureate: Xianji Liu

First Prize, 2016 Tárrega International Guitar Competition (Benicàssim)

Xianji Liu (guitar)

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When Xianji Liu became the first Chinese-born winner of the prestigious Francisco Tárrega International Guitar Competition in 2016, a new star emerged in the world of the classical guitar. Spanning the centuries and crossing the globe from Argentina to Britain, his recital includes some of the most beguiling and evocative pieces ever written for the instrument as well as four transcriptions so idiomatic to the guitar that they sound utterly natural on the six plucked strings.

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Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K87 in B minor
Work length5:37
  • Xianji Liu (guitar)
  • Recorded: 2-4 January 2017
  • Recording Venue: Rockaway Studios, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Keyboard Sonata in B Minor, Kk. 87 (Arr. T. Thomassen)
Track length5:37
Scarlatti, D: Keyboard Sonata K146 in G major
Work length3:26
  • Xianji Liu (guitar)
  • Recorded: 2-4 January 2017
  • Recording Venue: Rockaway Studios, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Kk. 146 (Arr. L. Brouwer)
Track length3:26
Tárrega: Prelude in A minor
Work length2:06
  • Xianji Liu (guitar)
  • Recorded: 2-4 January 2017
  • Recording Venue: Rockaway Studios, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Tárrega: Preludio In E Major
Work length2:34
  • Xianji Liu (guitar)
  • Recorded: 2-4 January 2017
  • Recording Venue: Rockaway Studios, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Tárrega: Capricho árabe
Work length5:39
  • Xianji Liu (guitar)
  • Recorded: 2-4 January 2017
  • Recording Venue: Rockaway Studios, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Tárrega: Dexterity Excercise No. 1
Work length0:27
  • Xianji Liu (guitar)
  • Recorded: 2-4 January 2017
  • Recording Venue: Rockaway Studios, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Dexterity Exercise No. 1
Track length0:27
Sor: Les Folies d'Espagne, Op. 15a
Work length3:43
  • Xianji Liu (guitar)
  • Recorded: 2-4 January 2017
  • Recording Venue: Rockaway Studios, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Malats: Impresiones de España
Work length2:49
  • Xianji Liu (guitar)
  • Recorded: 2-4 January 2017
  • Recording Venue: Rockaway Studios, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Impresiones de España: No. 2, Serenata española (Arr. E. Thorlaksson)
Track length2:49
Excerpt,Albéniz: Suite española No. 1, Op. 47
Work length4:52
  • Xianji Liu (guitar)
  • Recorded: 16 April 2017
  • Recording Venue: Rockaway Studios, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Suite española No. 1, Op. 47: III. Sevilla (Sevillanas) [Arr. M. Barrueco]
Track length4:52
Piazzólla: 5 Piezas para guitarra
Work length8:42
  • Xianji Liu (guitar)
  • Recorded: 2-4 January 2017
  • Recording Venue: Rockaway Studios, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
5 Piezas para guitarra: No. 2, Romántico
Track length4:48
5 Piezas para guitarra: No. 5, Compadre
Track length3:54
Coste, N: Le Départ – Le Retour, fantaisie dramatique, Op. 31
Work length8:15
  • Xianji Liu (guitar)
  • Recorded: 2-4 January 2017
  • Recording Venue: Rockaway Studios, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Le départ, Op. 31
Track length8:15
Berkeley, L: Sonatina for Guitar, Op. 52, No. 1
Work length12:24
  • Xianji Liu (guitar)
  • Recorded: 16 April 2017
  • Recording Venue: Rockaway Studios, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Guitar Sonatina, Op. 52 No. 1: I. Allegretto
Track length5:16
Guitar Sonatina, Op. 52 No. 1: II. Lento
Track length3:18
Guitar Sonatina, Op. 52 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo
Track length3:50
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