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
Willy Hess (composer) at the University. He also taught piano, counterpoint, composition, and wrote about music. He wrote "3 ländler op.28" for 4 hand piano duet. He was a bassoonist with the Winterthur Stadtorchester from 1942 to 1971. Among his compositions is the "Sonata for Viola & Bassoon", the only classical-style chamber work written for that combination of instruments. He died in Winterthur. Willy Hess (composer) Willy Hess (12 October 1906 – 9 May 1997) was a Swiss musicologist, composer, and famous Beethoven scholar. He achieved fame after compiling and publishing a catalogue of works of Beethoven that were not listed in the