The Last Word, for flute, cello, and piano (1993). For the programme of its premiere I wrote the following about this piece: 'Irritation and nostalgia are two fundamental planes of expression, evoked by the very title, which itself is ambiguous. The sequence of musical gestures, always of the character of a coda and with the frenetic pounding of motor-like eighth-notes, instruments in rhythmic unison, and elements of rock - all that constitutes resoluteness, absence of dialogue (counterpoint), and deafness (the cruelty of the world). The references to musical minimalism (which perhaps has not yet uttered its "last word") tend to sound nostalgic, but ultimately fit in well with the wild musical mélange in which anything goes.' The premiere was in the hands of Clara Novakova and her all-woman ensemble Trio Salome.