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Piano Concerto No. 4
London Symphony Orchestra, Kathryn Stott, piano, George Lloyd, conductor
George Lloyd, composer
The Lily-leaf and the Grasshopper
Kathryn Stott, piano
George Lloyd, composer
The Transformation of That Naked Ape
Kathryn Stott, piano
If you like Holst and Vaughan-Williams, you are sure to enjoy Lloyd's music.
George Lloyd writes: "In 1970 I had just finished by Ninth Symphony and I was in a cheerful but slightly ironical mood. I started by Fourth Piano Concerto with the idea of doing something quite different from the first three, which were all deep, serious works. I used a smaller orchestra with only woodwinds in pairs, three horns, two trumpets, two trombones, one percussion player and strings. The first movement alternates between jerky, rhythmic sections and a long singing tune. The second movement is the key to the whole works; the main melody is a development of one of the ideas of the first movement. The finale is lively and bright with the coloring mostly in a high key."Contents:
George Lloyd, composerPiano Concerto No. 4
London Symphony Orchestra, Kathryn Stott, piano, George Lloyd, conductor
George Lloyd, composer
The Lily-leaf and the Grasshopper
Kathryn Stott, piano
George Lloyd, composer
The Transformation of That Naked Ape
Kathryn Stott, piano