I composed ''Trio'' for violin, clarinet and piano in the spring of 2003 in response to a commision from Walter Verdehr and his trio. Naturally, its instrumental line-up, unique as it is in terms of sound quality, has influenced my imagination and, consequently, the kind of musical narration. I was left with a profound wish to write a piece which would be a sum of the timbral qualities of the three instruments and of the trio's generic essence. [Eugeniusz Knapik]