This CD brings together all my works written for cello, the instrument I simply adore. And my greater joy is to have Leonardo Altino as the performer. Leonardo Altino is an exceptionally gifted cellist, whom I consider to be the greatest discovery in the current cello scene in the whole world. Sensitive artist, fit with perfect technique yet always at the service of music, Leonardo Altino is just that, the ideal interpreter for any composer. Along with Ana Lucia Altino, they make a duo of extraordinary musicianship and superior understanding of these works. The first piece I wrote for the cello was the DESAFIO II at the request of Aldo Parisot, my good friend, the cellist, and teacher for so many generations. It was at the International Competition in Paraíba in 1968 that Aldo suggested the work, initially to be written for a group of six cellists. I went onto writing a total of fifty Desafios, virtually for all the instruments, including cham...