Tracklisting Ernst
Toch (1887-1964)
Impromptu for Cello Solo in Three Movements, Op. 90c (1963)
1.
Andante cantabile
2. Allegretto grazioso
3. Adagio, con espressione – quasi
der letzte Kampf Miklós
Rózsa (1907-1995)
4. Toccata Capricciosa, Op. 36 (1977) for solo cello Ennio
Morricone (b. 1928)
Riflessi (1989/90) per violoncello solo
5. Riflesso
No. 1
6. Riflesso No. 2
7. Riflesso No. 3 John
Williams (b. 1932)
Three Pieces (2000) for solo cello
8. Rosewood
9.
Pickin’
10. The Long Way North Christopher
Gunning (b. 1944)
11. Variations On A Slavic Theme (2012) for solo cello
* Dario
Marianelli (b. 1963)
12. I Think I Do Remember Him (1994) for solo cello
+ Alex
Heffes (b. 1971)
13. Theme from ‘Touching The Void’ (2013) * for solo cello
and bass drum *
With thanks to FilmFour / Darlow Smithson Productions Fernando
Velázquez (b. 1976)
14. Tarde, una tarde de mayo (2013) (Late one afternoon
in May) for solo cello * Benjamin
Wallfisch (b. 1979)
15. Prelude (2013) for solo cello * *
Written for Richard / World premiere recording
+ World premiere recording | Reviews
Overview
"British
cellist Richard Harwood has created a unique album of film music that works stunningly
well without the pictures themselves....This extraordinary recital is rounded
off by five world premieres....Harwood plays them all with supreme dedication
and musical insight, captured in exemplary sound of stunning realism."
Julian
Haylock, Sinfini Music 
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"Throughout
a generous programme, warmly captured by the Resonus recording team, Harwood's
resonant cello ranges widely from the rigorous old-school workouts of Ernst Toch
and Miklós Rózsa to a descriptive contribution from John Williams (with its plucked
and picked passages imitating a banjo), to the restrained post-modernism of some
of the performer's contemporaries, who provide him with no fewer than five world
premiere recordings."
Mark Walker, Classical Ear
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for solo cello by film composers: an engaging idea delivered by Harwood with fire."
Geoff
Brown, BBC Music Magazine  "Overall
this is an excellent album of solo concert music with great performances of all
the works in question."
Steven A. Kennedy,
Film Score Monthly
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fascinating disc is a compilation of concert music written by some well known
film composers. But what makes it so striking is that Richard Harwood has assembled
a group of pieces written for solo cello, not a genre you would associate with
composers like Ennio Morricone and Miklos Rosza....Harwood's performances are
exemplary in all respects."
Robert Hugill, Planet Hugill
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album, released by Resonus Classics, is available digitally only and has genuine
appeal. It’s a fascinating window into non-film music by film composers and the
performance by the in-demand cellist is at times truly virtuosic and reveals a
deep appreciation of the material."
Michael Beek, BeekBlog
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