Rechberger (1947–2022) composed this 20-minute song cycle in 2007. The songs were inspired by his “lovely hairy companions" Tosca & Carmen. There are two versions, for soprano (...a SHE cat)...

Rechberger described his cello-piano work (1998) as "arrestingly macabre" due to the  background of the Italian title: "La Rota" comes from the Latin meaning the wheel. Find out more about...