Symphonies & Melodie Zhao Ricercate

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Label
CPO
Release Date
November 7, 2025
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Cipriani Potter
    • PERFORMER
      Melodie Zhao, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Howard Griffiths
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 07, 2025
    • UPC
      761203563722
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      555637-2
    • LABEL
      CPO
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Moderato

      Composer: Cipriani Potter

      Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

      Conductor: Howard Griffiths

    2. II. Andante con moto, quasi allegretto

      Composer: Cipriani Potter

      Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

      Conductor: Howard Griffiths

    3. III. Scherzo: Allegro con brio

      Composer: Cipriani Potter

      Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

      Conductor: Howard Griffiths

    4. IV. Allegro molto

      Composer: Cipriani Potter

      Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

      Conductor: Howard Griffiths

    5. Ricercate on a Favorite French Theme

      Composer: Cipriani Potter

      Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

      Performer: Mélodie Zhao

      Conductor: Howard Griffiths

    6. I. Introduzione: Moderato assai - Allegro vivace

      Composer: Cipriani Potter

      Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

      Conductor: Howard Griffiths

    7. II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato

      Composer: Cipriani Potter

      Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

      Conductor: Howard Griffiths

    8. III. Andante

      Composer: Cipriani Potter

      Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

      Conductor: Howard Griffiths

    9. IV. Finale: Vivace

      Composer: Cipriani Potter

      Ensemble: BBC National Orchestra of Wales

      Conductor: Howard Griffiths


As a symphonist, the British composer, pianist, conductor, and pedagogue Philip Cipriani Hambly Potter works at the height of his era. He employs an opulent orchestra, drawing his colors from it's palette with a remarkably bold brushstroke: Where heavy brass just now steered through breaking waves, delicate flutes and tender strings sound forth the next moment; through dreamy scenes suddenly marches heavy footwork, and when it comes to bringing works to an applause-worthy conclusion, all participants must push to the limits of endurance... This attitude is as fascinating as it is entertaining-precisely the right middle ground between symphonic earnestness and nonchalant playfulness, a welcome facet of early Romantic literature, much like the spirited concert piece that tastefully separates the two symphonies.