Hungarian Rhapsodies

Album by Franz Liszt & Samson François

Hungarian Rhapsodies is a set of nineteen piano compositions by Franz Liszt, composed between 1846 and 1885. Drawing on Hungarian folk and Romani musical elements, they feature virtuosic piano writing with dramatic contrasts between slow, rhapsodic introductions and rapid, dance-like conclusions and illustrate Liszt's engagement with nationalistic themes and his development of the nineteenth-century virtuosic piano repertoire.
First released: 4th September 2020

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 1 in C-sharp minor
    13:54
  2. 2.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 2 in C-sharp minor
    8:57
  3. 3.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 3 in B-flat major
    5:17
  4. 4.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 4 in E-flat major
    4:56
  5. 5.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 5 in E minor “Héroïde-élégiaque”
    7:53
  6. 6.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 6 in D-flat major
    7:01
  7. 7.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 7 in D minor
    6:23
  8. 8.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 8 in F-sharp minor
    7:05
  9. 9.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 9 in E-flat major “Pesther Carneval”
    12:07
  10. 10.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 10 in E major
    5:37
  11. 11.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 11 in A minor
    5:23
  12. 12.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 12 in C-sharp minor
    10:26
  13. 13.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 13 in A minor
    9:20
  14. 14.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 14 in F minor
    11:42
  15. 15.
    Hungarian Rhapsodies, S. 244: No. 15 in A minor “Rákóczi March” 4.5
    4:56

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