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MSU musicians record new CD at Lansing studio

courtesy Blue Griffin Recording

A new CD by clarinetist Guy Yehuda and pianist Ralph Votapek includes sonatas by Brahms and Reger.

Clarinetist Guy Yehuda and pianist Ralph Votapek were not only busy on the concert stage this past season, but also in the recording studio. The two just released a recording of Johannes Brahms and Max Reger sonatas on Lansing’s Blue Griffin Recordings label.

Current State's Peter Whorf talks with Yehuda about the significance of the Brahms sonatas and the composer’s life and times.

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