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Lloyd: The Symphonies Nos. 7-12
Lyrita

Lloyd: The Symphonies Nos. 7-12

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Details

Composer
George Lloyd
Artist
BBC Philharmonic, Philharmonia Orchestra, Albany Symphony Orchestra
Format
CD
Label
Lyrita
Released
Apr 05, 2024
Catalog #
SRCD2418
UPC
5020926241825

About

Lloyd became a symphonist despite himself. When he was in his twenties he seemed destined to be a composer of operas and it is likely that, had the vicissitudes of war not intervened, he would have written music for the stage exclusively. In an article for the June 1939 issue of the Musical Monthly Record, Harry Farjeon wondered why music for Lloyd was ‘not centred in the concert hall but in the theatre’ and quoted the young composer as being ‘interested only in opera’. There are strong traces in the symphonies of what might have been: the intensely lyrical, cantabile nature of the writing, the intermezzo-like movements, the opera buffa qualities of the finales and the feeling for the long line which runs through those supple and sweeping melodies all denote a born opera composer. In the event his operatic aspirations were cruelly cut short and it is to his courageous, life-affirming twelve symphonies that we must look to chart his development, recovery and eventual triumph.

Tracklist 28 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Misterioso - Vivo ma leggiero 15:17
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Misterioso - Vivo ma leggiero
    Duration
    15:17
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  3. 2 II. Largo 14:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    14:00
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  4. 3 III. Finale: Agitato 21:03
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Finale: Agitato
    Duration
    21:03
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  5. 4 I. Allegro con delicatezza 10:53
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro con delicatezza
    Duration
    10:53
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  6. 5 II. Largo 09:43
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    09:43
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  7. 6 III. Allegro con brio 08:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    08:16
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  8. Disc 2
  9. 1 I. Tranquillo - Allegro 19:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Tranquillo - Allegro
    Duration
    19:01
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  10. 2 II. Largo 14:00
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    14:00
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  11. 3 III. Vivace 12:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    12:55
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Philharmonia Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  12. 4 I. Allegro moderato 08:13
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    08:13
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Brass
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  13. 5 II. Calma 06:57
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Calma
    Duration
    06:57
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Brass
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  14. 6 III. Andante grazioso - Presto - Andante 07:00
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Andante grazioso - Presto - Andante
    Duration
    07:00
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Brass
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  15. 7 IV. Energico 06:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Energico
    Duration
    06:34
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    BBC Philharmonic Brass
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  16. Disc 3
  17. 1 I. Vivo 17:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Vivo
    Duration
    17:56
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  18. 2 II. Lento 08:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Lento
    Duration
    08:55
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  19. 3 III. Leggiero e brillante 08:33
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Leggiero e brillante
    Duration
    08:33
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  20. 4 IV. Grave 08:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Grave
    Duration
    08:00
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  21. 5 V. Finale: Con esultazione 15:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Finale: Con esultazione
    Duration
    15:31
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  22. Disc 4
  23. 1 I. Woodlands, Act I: Opening Chorus 03:24
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Woodlands, Act I: Opening Chorus
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  24. 2 II. Sigrid's Fear, Act I: Sigrid's Aria, "What is it that I fear" 04:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Sigrid's Fear, Act I: Sigrid's Aria, "What is it that I fear"
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  25. 3 III. Love Duet, Act I: Cedric and Sigrid, "To see you ever beside me" 07:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Love Duet, Act I: Cedric and Sigrid, "To see you ever beside me"
    Duration
    07:25
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  26. 4 IV. Deciso, Act I: Sweyn, "Outlaw and Wolf's-head!" 05:41
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Deciso, Act I: Sweyn, "Outlaw and Wolf's-head!"
    Duration
    05:41
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  27. 5 V. Sicily, Act I: Robert, "Ah, for the blue of Sicily" 05:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Sicily, Act I: Robert, "Ah, for the blue of Sicily"
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  28. 6 VI. Fate, Act I: Githa, "O such is the gift of life" 05:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    VI. Fate, Act I: Githa, "O such is the gift of life"
    Duration
    05:38
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  29. 7 VII. Outrage, Act I: Finale, "Curse you Bastards! Swine!" 05:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    VII. Outrage, Act I: Finale, "Curse you Bastards! Swine!"
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  30. 8 Introduction and Variations 15:00
    Track
    8
    Title
    Introduction and Variations
    Duration
    15:00
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  31. 9 – Adagio 12:00
    Track
    9
    Title
    – Adagio
    Duration
    12:00
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd
  32. 10 – Allegro 14:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    – Allegro
    Duration
    14:01
    Composer
    George Lloyd
    Ensemble
    Albany Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    George Lloyd