Cipriani Potter

Cipriani Potter

Cipriani Potter (1792-1871), one of the most prominent British musicians of his day, was widely known as a composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher. He studied in England, Germany, and Austria, and made the acquaintance of Beethoven, who thought well of Potter's skill as a composer. Potter was renowned for his skill at the pianist and gave the English premieres of a number of Mozart's piano concertos as well as Beethoven's First, Third, and Fourth piano concertos. From 1822 Potter taught at the Royal Academy of Music, and was its principal from 1832 to 1859. He was a prolific and well-regarded composer.
Potter's Sestette for flute, clarinet, viola, cello, contrabass, and piano, one of his last works, was finished in February 1836 and was performed only once, in June of that year. This is its first publication.

Audio sample is taken from first modern performance, in 1993.

Difficulty level: Professional

Sestette, 1836: 1st movement

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