This is one of those recordings that I’m very excited about getting my hands on. Roberto Dìaz, currently the president of the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, and a former principal violist of both the National Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra, along with Jeremy Denk, one of the more exciting, interesting pianists playing today (and often a recital partner to Joshua Bell) have recorded the two sonatas by Johannes Brahms (originally for clarinet), along with a transcription of the G major violin sonata, for Naxos, to be released in April, 2010.
Here’s a brief video of the recording of the E-flat sonata’s first movement:
