Ethnically inspired, these thirty variations blossom from an epically anthem-like theme which was originally the piano soloist’s introduction to my symphonic poem commemorating the thirteen centuries of the foundation of my native Bulgaria’s 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)