Lloyd: Lament, Air & Dance for Violin & Piano

Lament, Air and Dance, for violin and piano (1975) corresponds broadly with Joseph Horovitz's prescription for a three-movement design as favouring the listener 'first in the head, then in the heart, and finally in the toes'. The expansive, spaciously conceived opening Lament takes the form of a freely worked out chaconne based the opening theme played by the violin in low register.