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John Wiser <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 4 Apr 2001 06:56:13 -0400
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Richard Pennycuick:

>Marco Polo:
>
>A J Potter's Sinfonia De Profundis, Finnegans Wake and Variations on a
>Popular Tune.  No, I've never heard of him either, but it's a safe bet he's
>Irish. [...]

Potter was Irish, an accomplished and witty composer.  The Variations
were once available in an indifferent recording on an American Decca mono
LP, with the orchestra of Radio Eirann under Milan Horvat.  It will be a
pleasure to expand the acquaintance.

John Wiser
Howells, NY 10932-0136
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