Volume 72 of Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series comes to the rescue of yet another neglected figure. London-born composer, pianist, writer and educator (he was an early Principal of the Royal Academy of Music), Cipriani Potter was encouraged by Beethoven and admired by Wagner. Howard Shelley and his Tasmanian forces give us the first recordings of his Piano Concertos Nos.2 and 4 and Variazioni di bravura on a theme by Rossini.
8 Variazioni Di Bravura on a Theme By Rossini - Introduction Allegro Con Spirito 3:16
9 Tema - 1:00
10 Variation 1 Grazioso - 1:42
11 Variation 2 Allegro - 1:14
12 Variation 3 Moderato Assai - 1:30
13 Variation 4 Tempo Del Tema 1:00
14 Variation 5 Allegretto Non Troppo - Un Poco Più Presto - Tempo I 3:18
15 Variation 6 Tempo Di Marcia 1:59
Volume 72 of Hyperion's Romantic Piano Concerto series comes to the rescue of yet another neglected figure. London-born composer, pianist, writer and educator (he was an early Principal of the Royal Academy of Music), Cipriani Potter was encouraged by Beethoven and admired by Wagner. Howard Shelley and his Tasmanian forces give us the first recordings of his Piano Concertos Nos.2 and 4 and Variazioni di bravura on a theme by Rossini.
