Five Pieces for Violin and Orchestra was commissioned by Frederick Grinke and completed on 20 December 1961.

The BBC Symphony Orchestra with Frederick Grinke (violin) and conducted by the composer, gave the first performanceon31 July 1962 at the Royal Albert Hall, London during the BBC Proms season.

This work is so constructed that each piece is complete in itself and can be played separately, while at the same time the whole set of fiveconstitutes astructural unit. A basic motif consisti...