Farewell for cello and piano (2013) has been comissioned by the Cracow Duo (...). The composition has a single-movement structure but it differentiates internally. A poem written by Nakano Shigeharu (1902-1979) entitled 'Wakare ('Parting') was the inspiration for the composition. In the poem, Nakano raises very important issues for all to condsider; of love, fragility of well-beeing, suffering, death and vanishing. Deeply moved I decided to write a composition which gives that atmosphere of this muted and very personal poetry. (Marcel Chyrzy?ski)