Acanthus Music

Accompaniment: The Bedford String Quartet: Robert Zubrycki, 2nd violin; Kathleen Foster, viola; Arthur Fiacco, violoncello - This fifth quartet in the op. 76 group of six shows Haydn at his full music...

An album designed for the beginning student facing problems of tone, rhythm and articulation. In presenting a professional model, this recording is best introduced as soon as the student has started s...

Begleitung: Das Vardi-Trio: Alan Shulman, Violoncello; Edwin Hymovitz, Klavier - Das 1914 geschriebene Klaviertrio von Maurice Ravel wurde am 28. Januar 1915 in Paris uraufgeführt, wobei der bedeutend...

Accompaniment: The Vardi Trio: Alan Shulman, violoncello; Edwin Hymovitz, piano - Beethoven's Trio No. 8 is an excellent and beautiful piano trio, beautifully composed in the great composer's inimitab...

Accompaniment: Vieuxtemps String Quartet: Marine Hall, 2nd violin; Linda Lawrence, viola; Evalyn Steinbock, violoncello - This beautiful and substantial string quartet is eternally popular amongst cha...

Accompaniment: The Classic Piano Trio: Harriet Wingreen, piano; Alan Shulman, violoncello - Famous trios composed about 1790, displaying Haydn's genius for writing charming chamber works. Haydn delibe...

Performed by Bojidara Kouzmanova, violin Accompaniment: Tempi Concertati Chamber Orchestra Conductor: Nayden Todorov This wonderful and unique Baroque concerto features four magnificent violin parts w...

Written in 1823, this magical 'double' concerto was composed in three-movement form (Allegro-Adagio-Allegro molto) and represents an unusual concerto pairing. It is pure Mendelssohn at its best! The c...

This famous concerto was originally written for three violins, strings and continuo, but today is known in a version reworked by Bach for three harpsichords. Music Minus One proudly presents it as clo...

Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra - Max Bruch's sumptuous Romantic masterpiece has remained an audience favorite since it was published in 1868. Its dedicatee, the great violinist Joseph Joa...

A favorite of audiences and performers, this concerto glows with exuberance and solid structural beauty. You play either the first or second part. - Contains a printed score and a compact disc featuri...

Accompaniment: Stuttgart Symphony Orchestra - This album contains two of the Romantic Era's neglected treasures. Henryk Wieniawski, though little known today, was a potent figure in the 19th century,...

Accompaniment: Plovdiv Chamber Orchestra - Mozart's third violin concerto, KV216, sometimes called the 'Strassburg' for a 'Strassburger' tune in its Rondo, is scored for a rather simple, chamber-sized...

Mario Hossen, Violin; Sung-Suk Kang, Piano Two of the greatest sonatas for violin and piano by Beethoven, The 'Spring' in F major, no. 5, and the 'Kreutzer' in A major, no. 9. These remain cornerstone...

Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen, piano - Saxophone master Vincent Abato of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra demonstrates these beginning-level pieces on alto saxophone; then you step in and take his p...

Accompaniment: Antonin Kubalek, piano - Virtuoso saxophonist Paul Brodie brings intermediate-level saxophonists a broad pallette of solos filled with advancing technique to prepare you for professiona...

Paul Brodie plays each of these wonderful advanced-level solos on alto saxophone. This is challenging material and just what you need to push you to the highest levels that this versatile instrument c...

Accompaniment: Harriet Wingreen, piano - This final volume of advanced alto sax solos is a master class from virtuoso Vincent Abato of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. Mr. Abato gives you direction a...

After years of neglect, the saxophone quartet is rapidly regaining favor as an ensemble capable of the highest standards of musical expression. This is why many excellent composers, especially those o...

Accompaniment: Leblanc Fine Arts Saxophone Quartet: Stanley DeRusha, soprano saxophone; Arthur Ulichy, alto saxophone; John Hibler, baritone saxophone - After years of neglect, the saxophone quartet i...

Accompaniment: Leblanc Fine Arts Saxophone Quartet: Arthur Ulichy, alto saxophone; Joseph Aaron, tenor saxophone; John Hibler, baritone saxophone - After years of neglect, the saxophone quartet is rap...

Extraordinary virtuoso Paul Brodie plays each of these wonderful beginning-level solos on alto saxophone. Includes printed music score containing the solo part, annotated with performance suggestions:...

These brand new book/CD packs are great examples of the famous Music Minus One quality! Each book contains ten classic ballads in new arrangements by Bob Wilbur. The accompanying CD features a complet...

Accompaniment: Gail Kusbit, piano - For the first time, all 30 of Franz Simandl's famous etudes are available with full piano accompaniment for your learning and practice pleasure. These are some of t...