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Peter Dickinson: Three Concertos & Merseyside Echoes
Howard Shelley (piano), Chloe Hanslip (violin), Jennifer Bate (organ)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Atherton, Clark Rundell
Peter Dickinson's three concertos delight in playfulness, and imaginative use of Americana and Beethoven. The Violin Concerto is a premiere recording.
Peter Dickinson: Three Concertos & Merseyside Echoes
Howard Shelley (piano), Chloe Hanslip (violin), Jennifer Bate (organ)
BBC Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, David Atherton, Clark Rundell
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Peter Dickinson's three concertos delight in playfulness, and imaginative use of Americana and Beethoven. The Violin Concerto is a premiere recording.
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Heritage presents a brand new recording of a British Violin Concerto. Chloe Hanslip gives the world premiere recording of Peter Dickinson’s Violin Concerto, accompanied by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and conducted by Clark Rundell. This release marks the 80th birthday of Peter Dickinson. The performance is coupled with recordings of the Piano Concerto (Howard Shelley) and Organ Concerto (Jennifer Bate), both works accompanied by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Atherton. Also included is the world premiere recording of Merseyside Echoes, Dickinson’s light-hearted tribute to The Beatles. The concertos form the core of Dickinson’s output and are a summary of his approach to the three solo instruments. All are in a concentrated single movement where the soloists are almost constantly involved, as in a large chamber work.
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Awards and reviews
January 2015
Peter Dickinson's three concertos delight in playfulness, and imaginative use of Americana and Beethoven. The Violin Concerto is a premiere recording.
January 2015
these three concertos exemplify the resourceful and subtle interplay between 'popular' and 'art' music which has long been central to his thinking...Bate gives an assured reading, as does Howard Shelley of the Piano Concerto...Detailed notes from the composer further enhance this absorbing and highly recommendable release.
November 2014
intriguing and delightful … subtle and entertaining, the enjoyment enhanced by Dickinson’s detailed booklet notes.
7th November 2014
These works display Dickinson’s ability to write music that is at the same time approachable and challenging. His ability to fuse diverse musical styles is masterly. This is a fitting 80th birthday tribute to a great composer, performer, teacher and writer.
Classical Music January 2015
With a keen ear for sonority, and not one to miss a trick theatrically, Dickinson’s concertos show the composer at his most imaginative.
