Young franz liszt hungarian rhapsodies

Piano pieces by Franz Liszt

"Hungarian Rhapsody" redirects here. For other uses, see Hungarian Rhapsody (disambiguation).

The Hungarian Rhapsodies, S.244, R.106 (French: Rhapsodies hongroises, German: Ungarische Rhapsodien, Hungarian: Magyar rapszódiák), are a set of 19 piano pieces based on Hungarianfolk themes, composed by Franz Liszt during 1846–1853, and later in 1882 and 1885.

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Liszt also arranged versions for orchestra, piano duet and piano trio.

Some are better known than others, with Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 being particularly famous and No. 6, No. 10, No. 12 and No. 14 (especially as arranged for piano and orchestra as the Hungarian Fantasy) also being well known.

In their original piano form, the Hungarian Rhapsodies are noted for their difficulty (Liszt was a virtuoso pianist as well as a composer).

Form

Liszt incorporated many themes he had heard in his native western Hungary and which he believed to be folk music, though