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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. © Paul Conway Album Tracks 1. Lament, Air and Dance~I. Lament 2. Lament, Air and Dance~II. Air 3. Lament, Air and Dance~III. Dance 4. Sonata for violin and piano~Largamente 5. Sonata for violin and piano~- Moderato 6. Sonata for violin and piano~- Finale 1. Seven extracts from George Lloyd's Opera 'The Serf'~I. The Outlaw 2. Seven extracts from George Lloyd's Opera 'The Serf'~II. Lament 3. Seven extracts from George Lloyd's Opera 'The Serf'~III. Woodlands 4. Seven extracts from George Lloyd's Opera 'The Serf'~IV. Ascalon 5. Seven extracts from George Lloyd's Opera 'The Serf'~V. March 6. Seven extracts from George Lloyd's Opera 'The Serf'~VI. 'Ah, for the blue of Sicily' 7. Seven extracts from George Lloyd's Opera 'The Serf'~VII. Odin's Hunt
