Les Préludes, Orpheus, Mazeppa, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

Album by Franz Liszt & Wiener Philharmoniker & Giuseppe Sinopoli

Les Préludes, Orpheus, Mazeppa, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 is a collection of works by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, composed and first published in the mid-19th century (c. 1847–1854). Musically, these pieces illustrate Liszt's development of the symphonic poem and his synthesis of virtuosic pianism with orchestral colour, featuring dramatic thematic transformation, Hungarian melodic influence and expansive programme structures that mark a pivotal shift in his career from solo virtuoso to large-scale programme composition.