Potter, (Philip) Cipriani (Hambley)
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Potter, (Philip) Cipriani (Hambley) (
b London, 1792;
d London, 1871). Eng. composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher. Début as pianist 1816 with Phil. Soc., London. Went to Vienna 1817 to study comp. with A. Förster and was advised by Beethoven. Prof. of pf., RAM from 1822, prin. 1832–59. Introduced 3 Beethoven pf. concs. (Nos. 1, 3, and 4) to Eng. at Phil. concerts. Wagner praised one of his 9 syms. Wrote 3 pf. concs. and much other mus., including
‘Enigma’ Variations for pf. (
c.1825) composed ‘in the style of five eminent artists’.
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