Theme and variations for piano
Ethnically inspired, these thirty variations blossom from an epically anthem-like theme which was originally the piano soloists introduction to my symphonic poem commemorating the thirteen centuries of the foundation of my native Bulgarias state. The heroically tragic mood of this virtuosic musical narration displays a rhapsodic rainbow of emotional rollercoasters hanging over a traditional Slavic ostinato developing a powerfully compelling sculptural pianism resulting in a contagiously radiating osmosis with the audience. (Emile Naoumoff)