Lloyd: The Piano Concertos

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Label
Lyrita
Release Date
June 21, 2024
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      George Lloyd
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Bbc Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Martin Roscoe, Kathryn Stott
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 21, 2024
    • UPC
      5020926242129
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SRCD2421
    • LABEL
      Lyrita
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Lento enfatico - Largamente

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Martin Roscoe

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    2. II. Agitato

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Martin Roscoe

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    3. III. Scherzando

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Martin Roscoe

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    4. IV. Violente

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Martin Roscoe

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    5. V. Molto lento

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Martin Roscoe

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    6. I. Furioso

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kathryn Stott

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    7. II. Lento

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kathryn Stott

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    8. III. Vivace

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kathryn Stott

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    9. I. Vivo - Moderato

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Martin Roscoe

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    10. II. Vivo - Vivace

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Martin Roscoe

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    11. III. Lento

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Martin Roscoe

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    12. IV. Piu vivo - Incalzando

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Martin Roscoe

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    13. I. Allegro

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kathryn Stott

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    14. II. Larghetto

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kathryn Stott

      Conductor: George Lloyd

    15. III. Vivace - Lento - Vivace

      Composer: George Lloyd

      Ensemble: BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Kathryn Stott

      Conductor: George Lloyd


If the first three piano concertos have the heft and communicative power of Lloyd's larger middle-period symphonies, the Fourth has a close affinity to the Ninth Symphony, which was completed the previous year. Both pieces exhibit an impish sense of fun, tempered by profound feelings of yearning and regret. George Lloyd approached the piano concerto form with imagination and individuality. His idiomatic solo writing avoids shallow virtuosity and empty rhetoric and there are no mighty tussles between piano and orchestral forces encountered in archetypal large-scale concertante scores. Instead, the composer offers a series of deeply personal attempts to reconcile time-honoured elements of display with symphonic preoccupations of long-range tonality, rhythmic energy and melodic growth. In sum, Lloyd's four piano concertos constitute a compelling and distinctive branch of his creative legacy. � Paul Conway