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Symphonies & Melodie Zhao Ricercate

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Details

Composer
Cipriani Potter
Artist
Melodie Zhao, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, Howard Griffiths
Format
CD
Label
CPO
Released
Nov 07, 2025
Catalog #
555637-2
UPC
761203563722

About

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.

Tracklist 9 tracks

  1. 1 I. Moderato 08:05
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    08:05
    Composer
    Cipriani Potter
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  2. 2 II. Andante con moto, quasi allegretto 05:47
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante con moto, quasi allegretto
    Duration
    05:47
    Composer
    Cipriani Potter
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  3. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro con brio 03:04
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro con brio
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Cipriani Potter
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  4. 4 IV. Allegro molto 04:49
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Cipriani Potter
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  5. 5 Ricercate on a Favorite French Theme 16:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    Ricercate on a Favorite French Theme
    Duration
    16:39
    Composer
    Cipriani Potter
    Performer
    Mélodie Zhao
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  6. 6 I. Introduzione: Moderato assai - Allegro vivace 11:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Introduzione: Moderato assai - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    11:01
    Composer
    Cipriani Potter
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  7. 7 II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato 03:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Scherzo: Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Cipriani Potter
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  8. 8 III. Andante 07:12
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Andante
    Duration
    07:12
    Composer
    Cipriani Potter
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths
  9. 9 IV. Finale: Vivace 08:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Finale: Vivace
    Duration
    08:55
    Composer
    Cipriani Potter
    Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
    Conductor
    Howard Griffiths