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Peter Arnstein CDs

All solo piano recordings by Peter Arnstein are live, containing no splices.

Some CDs are available at CDBaby.com

To order other CDs, please enquire about prices and availability by sending an e-mail to peterarnstein@msn.com.

 

Live from Edinburgh - 2001
Peter Arnstein, pianist

                      The Composer at Work
4 Faux Fugues (pseudo Bach first drafts) - Peter Arnstein
Gigue from Partita no. 4 in D Major - J.S. Bach
4 Mozart Contractions (pseudo first drafts) - Peter Arnstein
Allegretto from Sonata in D, k. 576 - Wolfgang Mozart
Old Fred's Indecisive Prelude - Peter Arnstein
Prelude in A Major - Frederic Chopin
Almost - Peter Arnstein
Three Preludes in the Style of Gershwin - Peter Arnstein
Dance of the Gnomes - Franz Liszt

                  Water Music
Berceuse - Frederic Chopin

Die Loreley - Franz Liszt

La Barque sur l’Ocean - Maurice Ravel

Caught in the Rain - Peter Arnstein

Ondine, from Gaspard de la Nuit - Maurice Ravel

L’Isle Joyeuse - Claude Debussy

 

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Jazz Noir - 2005 , recorded at Studio M, Minnesota Public Radio
Peter Arnstein, pianist

 

Jazz Noir - by Peter Arnstein
     Hawking Radiation
     Raw Umber Blues
     Erie Canal for Left-Hand Thumb
     Empty Space
     Round and Round
     Night Fog
     Dark Horse
     Swirling Galaxies
     Boiling Hot
     Rhapsody in Lavender   
Café Duo for violin and piano. Recorded in concert
    Cup o’ Joe
    Viennese Espresso
    Mocha Truffle

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Smith Hall Recital - 1986
Urbana, Illinois

Peter Arnstein, pianist

 

Six Pieces from the Cerebellum - Peter Arnstein
Sonata, Op.28 - Ludwig van Beethoven
Waltz in A flat Major, Op. 64, No.3 - Frederic Chopin
Man Walking a Dog - George Gershwin
Prelude No.2 - Frederic Chopin
Prelude No.2 - George Gershwin
Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op.30, No.4 - Frederic Chopin
Prelude No. 3 - George Gershwin
Waltz in F Major, Op. 34, No.3 - Frederic Chopin
Polonaise in A flat Major Op. 53 - Frederic Chopin
The Banjo - Louis Gottschalk
Spinnerlied - Felix Mendelssohn
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Reid Hall Recital - 1986
Edinburgh, Peter Arnstein, piano

 

Partita No.4 in D Major - J.S. Bach

     Overture
     Allemande
     Courante
     Aria
     Sarabande
     Menuet
     Gigue

Sonata Remeniscenza in a minor - Medtner

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Jazzy Album - 2004
Peter Arnstein, Pianist & Composer

 

Jazz Noir: Six short Pieces - Peter Arnstein
Jazz Blanc: Five Short Pieces - Peter Arnstein
Jazz Astronomical: Seven Short Pieces - Peter Arnstein
Skylark - Hoagy Carmichael, Judy Dworkin, singer

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The Composer at Work, Minneapolis - 2000
Peter Arnstein, Pianist & Composer

5 Bose-Einstein Condensates - Peter Arnstein
Particles at the Event Horizon - Peter Arnstein
Empty Space - Peter Arnstein
4 Bach Faux Fugues - Peter Arnstein
Giguefrom Partita no. 4 in D Major- J.S. Bach
Four Mozart Contractions - Peter Arnstein
Allegretto from Sonata in D Major, k.576, Wolfgang Mozart
Old Fred’s Indecisive Prelude - Peter Arnstein
Prelude in A Major, Frederic Chopin
Almost - Peter Arnstein
Three Preludes in the Style of George Gershwin - Peter Arnstein
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Chamber Music by Peter Arnstein - 1999

 

 

Dance Suite No.1 for piano and wind quintet (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, piano)
Dance Suite No.2 for piano and wind quintet
Les Enfants Oubliées d’homme Armé (flute, oboe, bsn., piano)
March in D Colonel (based on Bach) for flute, oboe, bassoon
Bassoony Rag for Bassoon Quartet
Variations on a Theme by Mozart for piano

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Smith Hall - Harpsichord & Piano Live Recital - 1985
Smith Hall, University of Illinois, Peter Arnstein, Pianist

This CD is currently out of print.

 

On harpsichord:
     Hugh Ashdon’s Grounde - William Byrd
     Piper’s Galliard - John Bull
     Galliard of the Long Pavan - Kinloch
     Concerto for guitar in D Major - Vivaldi/Arnstein
     Anonymous (Fitzwilliam no. 94)
On piano:
     Sonata in E-flat Major, Hob. 52 - Franz Joseph Haydn
     Andante from Sonata in G Major, Op. 78 - Franz Schubert
     Vallee d’Obermann - Franz Liszt

See Scotsman review of same program in Scotland

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Fall Recital - 1988
Peter Arnstein, piano

 

Poissons d’or - Claude Debussy
Das Wandern - Schubert/Liszt
Jeux d’Eau - Maurice Ravel
Sonata in a minor, Op. 143 - Franz Schubert
Etude in f minor - Frederic Chopin
Fugue in f minor - Robert Schumann
Prelude in G-sharp minor - Alexandre Scriabin
La Leggierezza - Franz Liszt
Jelly Roll Fantasy - Peter Arnstein

Performed in Scotland in 1988. See review by Conrad Wilson

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Salut D'Amour - 1992 - see Antonello website
Peter Arnstein, piano- Michael Antonello, violin
Read Fanfare Magazine 1999 performance review

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Trio Di Vita
Peter Arnstein, piano- Michael Antonello, violin-Scot Adelman, cello

 

Trio in E Flat Major, Op. 1, No. 1 - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Trio in d minor, Op. 49 - Felix Mendelssohn
Trio in B Major, Op. 8 - Johannes Brahms
Trio Jazzico Nostalgico - Peter Arnstein
Scottish Fantasy - Peter Arnstein

Read EdinburghGuide.com performance review

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Mostly Sonatas - see Antonello website
Peter Arnstein, piano- Michael Antonello, violin
Read Fanfare Magazine 2005 performance review

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Poeme - see Antonello website
Peter Arnstein, piano - Michael Antonello, violin

Sonata in e minor, K. 304 - Wolfgang Mozart
Sonata No.5 in F Major, Op. 24 (Spring) - Ludwig Van Beethoven
Sonata No. 2 in A, Major, Op. 100 - Johannes Brahms
Poeme - Ernest Chausson (Piano part arranged by Peter
      Arnstein)

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