Alexander Koryakiin - Franck, Debussy, Liszt, Sastre: Piano Laureate Recital - Alexander Koryakin

Alexander Koryakin, winner of the 2019 Ja�n Prize International Piano Competition, has selected two perfectly paired masterpieces for his first Naxos recording. Liszt�s Vall�e d�Obermann is inspired by his travels in Switzerland, and is a true symphonic poem for piano. Franck�s Piano Quintet in F minor, which Liszt himself found shockingly intense, is a cyclical work of passionate extremes, and a masterpiece of Franco-Belgian repertoire. Also included are Debussy�s L�Isle joyeuse, which offers crystalline brightness,