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
Piano ballad Op. 122 (1852–53) which were written for piano and voice. Claude Debussy, a later composer, also wrote for piano and voice with his "Trois Ballades de François Villon" (, 1910). Works for piano and orchestra also bearing the title "ballad" have been written. These include Fauré's "Ballade", op. 19, which was written in 1881, and Charles Koechlin's "Ballade" for piano and orchestra, op. 50, written between 1911–1919. This work also exists as a solo work for piano. Piano ballad In 19th century romantic music, a piano ballad is a piece for solo piano written in a balletic narrative style, often