As a pupil of Johann Nepomuk Hummels and later director of the Lemberg conservatory, Jean Ruckgaber was in touch with composers such as Franz Xaver Mozart, Chopin and Liszt.

His first-edited Csakan piece appears in this edition in a transposed version for soprano recorder and piano. It is a technically and musically rewarding concert work for both players.

Written towards the end of the Csakan's epoch, these character variations are based on a song-like theme in the romantic gesture. After...