Thank you for your reply. I know Paul Conway's article which has served as a valuable guide. However I rate the Symphony no.11 more highly than he does and am amused by the critic who he quotes who found a big tune to be lacking in the work (what is that in the last movement?).
By the way the phrase that I imagine I hear from Eton occurs approximately 4.40 and 15.45 in the first movement. Apparently the Eton Song was used in the RN with different, and vulgar, words not in the original.
Terry, I cannot give any insights into the world of George Lloyd, however you may be interested to know, if you don't already, that my MWI colleague, Paul Conway, wrote a most informative article on the composer, which can be found here: http://www.musicweb-international.com/lloyd/index.htm . No mention of the Eton Boating Song I'm afraid, but much other interesting details instead.
Warm regards,
lee
During lockdown I have been rediscovering composers who were previously only rather peripheral in my listening. Chief amongst these has been George lloyd. But whenever I play the first movement of his Fourth Symphony there is a phrase that sounds to me (at least) to resemble the Eton Boating Song. Of course this is most likely to be just an impression on my part. However, it occurred to me that, given the title of the work and Lloyd's wartime experience there might just be an ironic quote by the composer here. Has anyone more knowledgeable than me a view on this?
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