"Needless
to say, Richard Harwood gives a thoroughly convincing – and convinced – account,
and once again the RPO respond eagerly."
"Beautifully
engineered by Mike Hatch in Southwark’s Henry Wood Hall, this impressive issue
will, I fancy, make lots of new friends for the music of Christopher Gunning." Andrew
Achenbach, Gramophone
(September 2016)
"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
"Only
an ambitious performer would release a disc of unfamiliar music by a group of
composers known mainly for their film music. And when it turns out that this aptly
titled disc consists of pieces for solo instrument only, one starts to question
the sanity of such a venture. But you needn't worry when the performer in question
is so completely and utterly in control of the expressive and technical dimensions
of his instrument and its repertoire as Richard Harwood." Pwyll
ap Siôn, Gramophone
"Music
for solo cello by film composers: an engaging idea delivered by Harwood with fire." Geoff
Brown, BBC Music Magazine
