The present recording gathers all the published original solo piano works by arguably the most recognized composer from 20th century Taiwan, Ma Shui-Long (1939-2015).

Of the six works presented here, three are recording premieres: Variations for Piano; A Sketch of Kuan Du; Rondo for Piano. The album here is the first in over forty years dedicated to Ma’s piano works since Madam Ma’s recording in 1978, and the first complete collection of Ma’s published original piano solo works. However avant-garde or strongly influenced by the West, Ma’s music always keeps a distinguishable Eastern sound immersed in the Taiwanese ambiance. With this album, it can be said that a series of tone-sketches emerge naturally, representing his homeland, thus the name of the present album - Sketches from Taiwan. 

台灣作曲泰斗馬水龍（1939-2015）不僅創作了揚名國際的《梆笛協奏曲》，也在情感豐富的鋼琴作品中呈現了濃濃的台灣意象。此專輯為首次收錄所有馬水龍鋼琴獨奏原創的錄音全集，由陽明交通大學教授、知名史坦威藝術家—鋼琴家辛幸純精心製作及演奏，CD內冊中並收藏馬水龍晚年所創作的三幅畫。

鋼琴作品在馬水龍的藝術創作世界中佔有獨特的地位：所有鋼琴創作皆獻給身為鋼琴家的愛妻許子珍女士。演奏曲目包含《台灣組曲》、《雨港素描》、《關渡素描》、《迴旋曲》、《鋼琴奏鳴曲》，以及世界首演的遺作—以閩南語歌〈心酸酸〉為主題的《鋼琴變奏曲》。