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George Lloyd Works for Violin & Piano

George Lloyd
Lament, Air & Dance(Little & Roscoe)
31:48
1
I.Lament14:41
2
II.Air5:39
3
III.Dance11:28
George Lloyd
Violin Sonata(Little & Roscoe)
28:33
4
I.Largamente12:53
5
II.Moderato4:19
6
III.Finale11:21
George Lloyd
Seven Extracts from 'The Serf'(Rogers & Callaghan)
28:09
7
I.The Outlaw5:20
8
II.Lament3:33
9
III.Woodlands4:04
10
IV.Ascalon4:02
11
V.March2:29
12
VI.'Ah, for the blue of Sicily'4:40
13
VII.Odin's Hung4:01
Recording date10 June 2024
Recording locationWyastone Concert Hall, Monmouth, UK
ProducerAdrian Farmer
EngineerAdrian Farmer
Release date1 November 2024
Duration88:33
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Despite his facility in playing the violin and the importance he attached to his lessons with Albert Sammons, Lloyd was relatively slow to compose works for his own instrument. It was not until 1970 that Lloyd wrote Violin Concerto No. 1, his first piece with a leading role for his own instrument, but this achievement seemed to stir his enthusiasm and during the next seven years he completed a number of pieces for violin and piano, a fully-fledged sonata and a second concerto.

The Seven Extracts from 'The Serf' for violin and piano (1974) were published in 2024, and are here recorded for the first time.