APRIL 2026 NEW ON NAXOS Jinhyung Park Piano Laureate Recital 2023 Winner, Jaén Prize International Piano Competition BRAHMS • DVOŘÁK * • GRANADOS Jinhyung Park, winner of the 2023 Jaén Prize International Piano Competition, explores the multifaceted nature of his instrument in this meeting of three 19th-century masters. Brahms’ Handel Variations – a birthday gift to Clara Schumann – employs an infinite variety of pianistic and motivic devices, while Granados’ Los requiebros is a dazzling interpretation of the Spanish jota folk dance. Dvořák’s formidable Second Piano Quintet is swept along by an enveloping lyricism that distils the very spirit of the composer . Key features: • Our Laureate series is a valuable and always excitingly inspiring introduction to artists of the future. Established in 1953, the Jaé n Prize has become one of the most prestigious awards for its involvement of contemporary Spanish composers, with leading juries and outstanding winners found amongst a significant international participation. Our ongoing collaboration with this award has resulted in a growing and highly collectable series of first-rate solo and chamber music recordings. • Jinhyung Park, Piano Bretón String Quartet * The Bretón String Quartet has been string quartet in residence for the Jaén Prize International Piano Competition since 2017, appearing for instance with 2018 winner Honggi Kim in Robert Schumann’s Piano Quintet in E flat major (8.574232), and in Shostakovich’s Piano Quintet with 2021 winner Valentin Malinin (8.574468) recorded as part of this Laureate Series and considered ‘a most rewarding release, well-balanced, and showcasing a major talent’ in Classical Explorer .
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Playing time: 75:58 Release date: 10 Apr 2026
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Jinhyung Park with the Bretón String Quartet
Tracklist
Johannes BRAHMS (1833–1897) 1 – ¶ 25 Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24 (1861) Enrique GRANADOS (1867–1916) • Goyescas, Book 1 – No. 1. Los requiebros (1909–11)
Antonín DVOŘÁK (1841–1904) Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major, Op. 81, B. 155 (1887) ª I. Allegro ma non tanto º II. Dumka: Andante con moto ⁄ III. Scherzo (Furiant): Molto vivace ¤ IV. Finale: Allegro
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