Albany

Filled with the broad, striding tunes and colorful orchestrations that are the hallmark of this wonderfully inventive British composer... Lloyd's conducting is vigorous, incisive and at the... — Fanfare More…

Considering George Lloyd's extensive and imaginative sense of orchestral color, I admit to being curious as to whether he would be at home working with the limitations of a solo piano. Absolutely!... — Fanfare More…

The piece was commissioned by the Guildford Choral Society, who sang in its first performance at London's Royal Festival Hall, and who now sing it again on this record with confidence and apparent... — Gramophone Magazine More…

How can anyone give George Lloyd a bad review? He's one of those rare souls - at least in contemporary music - who writes effortlessly in a fluent conservative idiom and who is never at a loss... — Fanfare More…

We come now to what is perhaps the most impressive symphony of all, the Eleventh, commissioned and superbly played by the Albany Symphony Orchestra, again under the composer. It is in five movements,... — Gramophone Magazine More…

The current considerable interest in the music of George Lloyd - reflected by the gramophone, aided by the BBC rather than the concert hall - again emphasizes the wish of ordinary music lovers... — Gramophone Magazine More…