The music of Luciano Berio is encapsulated in the Sequenza series, running through 34 years of his creativity. Not only have many of them set standards for performance prowess and stamina, each embodies a redefining of the technical limits of the instrument. They range from the abstract music theatre of Sequenza III, written for the vocalist Cathy Berberian, to the humorous yet soulful Sequenza XII for bassoon. The eventful last piece in the series, Sequenza XIV for cello, was inspired by the Kandyan drum from Sri Lanka and here receives its world première recording.