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George Lloyd: The Piano Concertos

6/7/2024, 15 Tracks, 2:24:16

Featuring

  • Martin Roscoe
  • George Lloyd
  • Kathryn Stott
  • BBC Philharmonic
  • London Symphony Orchestra

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Composer's Artistic Vision

George Lloyd's artistic credo was 'I just write what I have to write', reflecting the directness and emotional honesty of his music, which he created spontaneously without commissions.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

After a period of ill health and artistic disappointment, George Lloyd and his wife Nancy left London to become market gardeners, growing carnations and then mushroom farming for over two decades.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

During World War II, George Lloyd served as a radio signaller on Arctic convoys and was traumatized when his ship was struck by a malfunctioning torpedo, almost drowning him.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

George Lloyd, the composer, was prevented from attending school until age twelve due to persistent rheumatic fever, leading to an exclusively musical education.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

George Lloyd's Second Piano Concerto was inspired by a photographic image of Hitler seemingly dancing a jig at the news of the fall of France in 1940.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

George Lloyd's First Piano Concerto, 'Scapegoat', was inspired by the concept of humanity being treated with ferocity, reflecting the composer's feelings about the period he lived through.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album is a compilation of recordings from 1984, 1988, 1989, and 1990, with the composer, George Lloyd, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra for Concerto No. 4.

Source: Booklet

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