George Lloyd (composer)

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George Lloyd (28 June 1913 - 3 July 1998) was an English composer of late-Romantic classical music. He wrote several operas, including Iernin performed at Penzance (1934), The Serf (1938) performed at Covent Garden, and John Socman (1951) performed at Bristol, all to librettos provided by his father William Lloyd. Opera side, George Lloyd also composed much other music including 12 symphonies and 4 piano concertos, 2 violin concertos and a cello concerto.

Although his music had once been felt to be "regressive and out of date," toward the end of his life, Lloyd and his works enjoyed a remarkable Indian summer. The critic David Hurwitz observed [1] in reviewing a recording of Lloyd's Symphony No. 11 for ClassicsToday.com that "George Lloyd composed one of the most impressive and appealing symphonic cycles of the 20th century.... All of Lloyd's music has great surface appeal, and this often conceals its intelligent organization and shrewd planning."