Hungarian Rhapsodies Hungarian Rhapsodies The Hungarian Rhapsodies, S.244, R.106 (, , ), is a set of 19 piano pieces based on Hungarian folk themes, composed by Franz Liszt during 1846–1853, and later in 1882 and 1885. 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
Romanian Rhapsodies (Enescu) "Poème roumaine", Op. 1. The two Romanian Rhapsodies were composed in Paris, and premiered together in a concert at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest which also included the world premiere of Enescu's First Suite for Orchestra, Op. 9 (1903). The composer conducted all three of his own works, which were preceded on the programme by Berlioz's Overture to "Les francs-juges" and Schumann's Symphony No. 1, both conducted by . The concert took place on 23 February 1903 (according to the Julian calendar in use in Romania at that time; 8 March 1903 Gregorian). The Second Rhapsody was played first, and