Jeremy Denk was on BBC Radio 4's Front Row to talk with presenter Kirsty Wark about Charles Ives, ahead of Denk's celebration of the composer's 150th birthday in concert at the Lammermuir Festival in Scotland this weekend and on his upcoming album Ives Denk, due October 18 on Nonesuch. You can hear their conversation here at 17:30 minutes in via Spotify and Apple Podcasts:

Ives Denk features the composer's four violin sonatas, performed with violinist Stefan Jackiw, as well as remastered versions of his Sonatas No. 1 and 2 for piano, from Denk's 2010 debut recording, Jeremy Denk Plays Ives. "Mr. Denk's playing exuded affinity for Ives and vivid imagination," the New York Times says of a performance. "Mr. Jackiw, deftly balancing fervor and elegance, beautiful tone and earthy colorings, proved a comparably inspired Ivesian." You can pre-order the album and hear "In the Barn" from the second violin sonata here.