Eric Ruske, the principal hornist of the Cleveland Orchestra, plays a recital of solo works, some twentieth century pieces written for the instrument, and some transcriptions of music by eighteenth century composers. Ruske is a virtuoso of the first order, and his performance of this varied repertoire is fully satisfying. Hearing brass transcriptions of music originally written for strings, such as J.S. Bach's Suites for cello, or, in this case, his Partita in A minor for violin, can frequently elicit the exclamation, "This ...
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Eric Ruske, the principal hornist of the Cleveland Orchestra, plays a recital of solo works, some twentieth century pieces written for the instrument, and some transcriptions of music by eighteenth century composers. Ruske is a virtuoso of the first order, and his performance of this varied repertoire is fully satisfying. Hearing brass transcriptions of music originally written for strings, such as J.S. Bach's Suites for cello, or, in this case, his Partita in A minor for violin, can frequently elicit the exclamation, "This is just wrong!" but that's not the case with Ruske. If the listener can put aside the memory of the original versions, these transcriptions, when performed with as much musical sensitivity and technical facility as they are here, are entirely satisfying. Ruske succeeds just as well in C.P.E. Bach's Sonata in A minor for flute. The twentieth century repertoire that Ruske has chosen highlights the horn's heroic and lyric qualities without making the kinds of outrageous technical...
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