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diaz & denk play brahms

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:

roberto dìaz, viola
jeremy denk, piano