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 piece for the Csakan recorder and Pianoforte 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 the introduction with recitativo elements, the variat...