Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Prélude, op. 20 n° 2
Aria (Cantilena), extrait de "Bachianas Brasileiras n° 5, W 389 (trans. pour violoncelle et piano)
O Canta do Cisne Negro

Blaz Pucihar (1977-)
Summer Sonata, op. 8

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Sonate pour violoncelle n° 1 en mi mineur, op. 38

Urska Oresic (1981-)
Little Diamonds

André Mehmari (1977-)
Suite "Brasileira", pour violoncelle et piano

Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847-1935)
Feijoada do Brasil
Roda Yôyô
Gaucho, corta Jaca

Katja Zakotnik, violoncelle
Naila Alvarenga Lahmann, piano

Two female musicians leave their home countries to establish themselves in foreign lands and take a musical retrospect. Katja Zakotnik and Naila Alvarenga Lahmann present music from Slovenia, Brazil and Germany on their new GENUIN CD. We embark with them on a highly emotional journey, traversing all the mountains and valleys that the multifaceted concept of “home” entails. We encounter well-known composers such as Johannes Brahms and Heitor Villa-Lobos and new names such as Blaž Pucihar and André Mehmari. The compositions of the young Slovenian Urška Orešic (world premiere recording of her "Little Diamonds") and the Brazilian Chiquinha Gonzaga add variety to the CD and tempt us to look with interest at the feminine side of these countries' musical creations.