Product DescriptionFrom Minnesota. Michael Antonello trained at Curtis in Philadelphia and in Bloomington, Indiana with distinguished violinist Franco Gulli. Antonello was concertmaster of the Grand Rapids Symphony in Michigan and the Rochester Symphony in Minnesota, and has performed with the Minnesota Orchestra. "...a violinist who can...elicit tears, laughter, and a standing ovation." Peter Arnstein is a world renowned pianist and composer from Minnesota. He has often served as pianist and harpsichordist with the Minnesota Orchestra, and has accompanied many members of the Twin Cities' two main orchestras and college music faculties. His compositions include more than a hundred chamber music works, hundreds of piano solos and duets, and music for orchestra and chorus. Together, Antonello and Arnstein have performed together for over 20 years and have recorded 6 albums to date, including this one, from 1996: 1 Salut d'Amour (Elgar) 2 Chaconne (Vitale,Auer) 3 Sonata #1 Gmaj, Op 78 (Brahms) 4 Bess You Is my WOman 5 It Ain't NEcessarily So 6 March(Prokofiev,Heifetz) 7 Aucassin and Nicolette (Kreisler) 8 Slavonic FAntasy (Dvorak,Kreisler) 9 Grasshopper Suite (Arnstein) 10 Vocalise (Rachmaninoff) 11 Moto Perpetuo (Novacek)