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Lloyd: Symphonies Nos 6 & 10, John Socman Overture / Lloyd, BBC Philharmonic


Release Date: 08/11/1993 
Label:  Albany Records   Catalog #: 15   Spars Code: DDD 
Composer:  George Lloyd
Performer:  Mark Mosley,  Ian Coull,  Colin Casson,  Steven Ridler,   ... 
Conductor:  George Lloyd
Orchestra/Ensemble:  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra,  BBC Philharmonic Brass
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 0 Hours 57 Mins. 

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Notes and Editorial Reviews

"...Lloyd's music is amongst the easiest to grasp of any contemporary composer's...Lloyd dares even to write tunes: the whistling ditty in the finale of Symphony No. 6 is irresistible...He has the knack of catching the ear and then lodging in the memory..."

ClassicalRemarks.com

George Lloyd writes: "Like my first three symphonies, the Sixth is comparatively short. The aim is to be concise, bright and lively with a minimum of development. After I had finished the score, I showed it to one or two people who condemned it as having no contemporary significance; I suppose they thought it was not serious enough for a symphony. Perhaps I was a little naive, but I believe it should once again be possible Read more to say something true, that grew up out of the main traditions of Western music. It also had to have plenty of tunes, because I like music that sings and moves along in a flowing way...When the BBC first told me they would like me to write a piece for the Northern Brass Ensemble it so happened that about that time I was taking advantage of some cheap rail fares to visit various cathedrals I had never seen before. As I journeyed around the country I kept on thinking of sounds for the brass and these sounds became mixed up with the magnificent buildings I was seeing."
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Works on This Recording

1. John Socman: Overture by George Lloyd
Conductor:  George Lloyd
Orchestra/Ensemble:  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra,  BBC Philharmonic Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1951; England 
 Date of Recording: 05/1988 
Venue:  Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, B.B.C. 
Length: 5 Minutes 27 Secs. 
2. Symphony no 6 by George Lloyd
Conductor:  George Lloyd
Orchestra/Ensemble:  BBC Philharmonic Orchestra,  BBC Philharmonic Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1956; England 
 Date of Recording: 05/1988 
Venue:  Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, B.B.C. 
Length: 22 Minutes 16 Secs. 
3. Symphony no 10 for Brass "November Journeys" by George Lloyd
Performer:  Mark Mosley (Trumpet), Ian Coull (Trumpet), Colin Casson (Trumpet),
Steven Ridler (Flugelhorn), Jonathan Goodall (French Horn), Neil Grundy (French Horn),
Kenneth Monks (French Horn), Paul Reynolds (Tenor Trombone), Peter Leary (Tenor Trombone),
Michael Payne (Bass Trombone), Graham McEvoy (Euphonium), Patrick Addinall (E Flat Trumpet),
Tom Atkinson (Tuba)
Conductor:  George Lloyd
Orchestra/Ensemble:  BBC Philharmonic Brass
Period: 20th Century 
Written: 1982; England 
 Date of Recording: 05/1988 
Venue:  Studio 7, New Broadcasting House, B.B.C. 
Length: 28 Minutes 42 Secs. 

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