Composing Without the Picture Richard Harwood

• Ernst Toch (1887-1964): Impromptu for Cello Solo in Three Movements, Op. 90c (1963)
• 1I. Andante cantabile02:53
• 2II. Allegretto grazioso01:20
• 3III. Adagio, con espressione quasi der letzte Kampf04:35
• Miklós Rózsa (1907-1995): Toccata Capricciosa, Op. 36 (1977) for solo cello
• 4Toccata capricciosa, Op. 3607:04
• Ennio Morricone (b. 1928): Riflessi (1989/90) per violoncello solo
• 5Riflesso No. 105:19
• 6Riflesso No. 203:03
• 7Riflesso No. 309:00
• John Williams (b. 1932): Three Pieces (2000) for solo cello
• 8No. 1. Rosewood06:34
• John Williams
• 9No. 2. Pickin'02:36
• 10No. 3. The Long Way North07:13
• 11Variations on a Slavic Theme08:43
• Dario Marianelli (b. 1963): I Think I Do Remember Him (1994) for solo cello
• 12I Think I Do Remember Him08:01
• Alex Heffes (b. 1971): Theme from ‘Touching The Void’ (2013) for solo cello and bass drum
• 13Theme from Touching the Void06:45
• Fernando Velázquez (b. 1976): Tarde, una tarde de mayo (2013) (Late one afternoon in May) for solo cello
• 14Tarde, una tarde de mayo04:41
• Benjamin Wallfisch (b. 1979): Prelude (2013) for solo cello
• 15Prelude02:53
• Total Runtime01:20:40

Info for Composing Without the Picture

Talented young cellist Richard Harwood makes his Resonus debut with this album of solo concert works by major film composers.

Composing Without The Picture features works by John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Ernst Toch and Miklós Rózsa together with world premiere recordings of works by Christopher Gunning (Variations On A Slavic Theme), Dario Marianelli (I Think I Do Remember Him), Alex Heffes (Theme from ‘Touching The Void’), Fernando Velázquez (Tarde, una tarde de mayo - Late Afternoon in May) and Benjamin Wallfisch (Prelude).

Richard Harwood, solo cello

Recorded in Hoo St Werburgh Church, Kent on 16-18 May 2013
Producered, engineered and edited by Adam Binks

Richard Harwood
has performed concerti and recitals in major venues including London’s Royal Albert Hall, all of the Southbank Centre venues, Wigmore Hall, Musikverein (Vienna), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Alte Oper (Frankfurt), Thomaskirche (Leipzig), and the Auditorium du Louvre (Paris).

Concerto performances have taken Richard to many parts of the world and he has collaborated with conductors such as Okko Kamu, Marko Letonja, Douglas Bostock, David Parry, En Shao, Shuntaro Sato, and Yehudi Menuhin, and been soloist with numerous orchestras including the London Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, The Philharmonia, Auckland Philharmonia, and the Ural Philharmonic.

As chamber musician, he has collaborated with the Jerusalem and Endellion Quartets, Gidon Kremer, Yuri Bashmet, Olivier Charlier, Benjamin Schmid, Ilya Gringolts, Pekka Kuusisto, Vilde Frang, Chen Halevi, Julian Bliss, Martin Roscoe, Finghin Collins, Ashley Wass, Gottlieb Wallisch, and Julius Drake, among many others.

Richard’s discography includes a critically acclaimed debut disc for EMI Classics, recorded with pianist Christoph Berner.

In addition, Richard can be seen and heard in Phil Grabsky’s 2009 documentary In Search of Beethoven which received its theatrical premiere at the Barbican Theatre, London, was broadcast on Sky Arts, and shown in cinemas worldwide.

Richard began his studies with Joan Dickson, before continuing with other eminent teachers such as Steven Doane, David Waterman, Heinrich Schiff (University of Music and Dramatic Art, Vienna), and Ralph Kirshbaum (Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester).

He complemented his studies by taking master classes and lessons with Mstislav Rostropovich, János Starker, Steven Isserlis, Boris Pergamenschikow, Miklós Perényi, Bernard Greenhouse, Valentin Erben (Alban Berg Quartet), William Pleeth, Zara Nelsova, and Ferenc Rados.

Richard plays a cello by Francesco Rugeri, dated 1692.

Booklet for Composing Without the Picture