Hungarian Rhapsody No. 16 A Major chords. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 16 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 16, S.244/16, in A minor, is the sixteenth Hungarian Rhapsody composed by Franz Liszt for solo piano. Being one of the later Hungarian Rhapsodies, it was composed and published in 1882. The rhapsody, subtitled "Budapest Munkácsy-Festlichkeiten", has a duration of approximately five minutes and is dedicated to Mihály Munkácsy. It was arraged for piano four-hands by the composer himself, marked as S.622, published in the same year. The piece begins with an outset of the main theme, hovering around A Minor, but with a distinct ambiguity of tonality. This section
Rhapsodies for Orchestra quirky rhythmic vitality. Van Zweden and the CSO brought the 10-minute piece to life most enjoyably." Katie Womack of the "Dallas Observer" similarly praised the piece at its Dallas premiere, commenting, "The dynamics of this piece range from intimate to bombastic and the juxtaposition of those extremes created some stunning sounds in the Meyerson. At only ten minutes, Stucky's "Rhapsodies" left me wanting more." Anthony Tommasini of "The New York Times" also lauded the work, remarking: Jeffrey Gantz of "The Boston Globe" was more critical, describing the piece as "a series of ecstatic outbursts in which one instrument essays an