Hungarian Rhapsodies

Album by Franz Liszt & Iván Fischer & Budapest Festival Orchestra

The Hungarian Rhapsodies are a set of 19 solo piano pieces by Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, composed between 1846 and 1853. Drawing on Hungarian folk melodies and Roma musical influences, they combine virtuosic piano writing with dramatic contrasts of tempo and mood, illustrating Liszt's exploration of nationalistic expression and the expansion of the mid-19th-century piano repertoire.
First released: 1998

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in f minor
    10:48
  2. 2.
    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in d minor
    10:30
  3. 3.
    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in D Major
    7:46
  4. 4.
    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 4 in d minor
    10:09
  5. 5.
    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 in e minor
    9:41
  6. 6.
    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D Major - Pester Karneval
    11:00

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