Lance Coburn - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsly: Potpourri on Themes from the opera Voyevoda

Award-winning pianist Lance Coburn has been schooled in and inspired by the Russian pianistic tradition, and sees this �potpourri� of rarities as something akin to a snapshot of Tchaikovsky�s more famous works. Ranging from wistful sentiment to fiery complexity, the Theme with Variations comes from Tchaikovskycs period of studies at the St Petersburg Conservatory, while the transcriptions include a medley of themes rescued from the early opera Voyevoda, the emotionally charged Aveu passionn�, and a Coronation March that the composer described as �noisy but bad�.