Pervertimento
Pervertimento, S. 66,Bagpipes, Bicycle, Balloons; Strings, (9 min.).
I. Allegro Moulto
II. Romanza II (Adagio sireno)
III. Minaret and Trio
IV. Romanza I (Chi Largo)
V. Presto Changio
Available on rental from Theodore Presser Company, 116-41315.
Recording available on the album An Hysteric Return: P.D.Q. Bach at Carnegie Hall and The Dreaded P.D.Q. Bach Collection.
Premiere: December 28, 1965 at Philharmonic Hall in New York City.
Selected performances:
December 28, 1965 at Philharmonic Hall in New York City.
February 12, 1966 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
December 26, 1972 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
December 26, 27, 28, and 30, 1980 at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
May 2, 1987 New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City.
January 2, 2007, New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City.