• pf
  • 2222/2220/timp.perc/str
  • 12 min

Programme Note

Prelude - Aria - Ragtime - Sarabande - Finale

These light pieces were originally written for clavichord in 1963 and published as Five Diversions for Keyboard Instruments (Novello) in 1966, since then they have been played on the harpsichord and on the piano with a change of character. This final version, with a few minor alterations, received its first performance on 23rd November 1969.

Media

Five Diversions: I. Prelude
Five Diversions: II. Aria
Five Diversions: III. Ragtime
Five Diversions: IV. Saraband
Five Diversions: V. Finale

Discography

Peter Dickinson Orchestral Works

Peter Dickinson Orchestral Works
  • Label
    Heritage
  • Catalogue Number
    HTGCD 211
  • Conductor
    Clark Rundell
  • Ensemble
    BBC National Orchestra of Wales
  • Soloist
    Lesley Hatfield, violin; Robert Plane, clarinet
  • Released
    1st March 2016

Piano Music

Piano Music
  • Label
    Naxos
  • Catalogue Number
    8.572654
  • Soloist
    Peter Dickinson (piano)
  • Released
    1st June 2011

Pianos Voices and Brass

Pianos Voices and Brass
  • Label
    Albany Records
  • Catalogue Number
    TROY760
  • Ensemble
    Solna Brass / The King's Singers
  • Soloist
    Peter Dickinson (piano), Eric Parkin (piano), Rodney Slatford (double bass), Elisabeth Söderström (soprano)
  • Released
    4th July 2005