Composition: Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, S.244/2 (Liszt, Franz)
| Title | Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 |
| Alternative title | Lento a capriccio |
| Creators | Franz Liszt (composer) |
| Opus | S.244/2 |
| Instrumentation | piano |
| Number of movements | 1 |
| Keys | C sharp minor |
| Composed | 1847 |
| First published | 1851 |
| Dedication | László Teleky |
| Tempo markings | — |
| Metronome markings | — |
| Time signatures | — |
| Average duration (sec) | — |
| Number of measures | — |
| Composition types | Rhapsodies |
| Period | Romantic |
| View on IMSLP |  |
| Code |  |
Sections
| Title click for details |
Metronome | Key | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lento a capriccio | — | — | 448 |
Arrangements
| Details | Section | Arranged for | Arranger |
|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | orchestra | Franz Doppler |
| view | Complete | orchestra | Karl Müller Berghaus |
| view | Complete | theater orchestra | Theodore Moses Tobani |
| view | Complete | theater orchestra | Charles J. Roberts |
| view | Complete | military band | Theodore Moses Tobani |
| view | Complete | 4 clarinets | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Complete | violin, cello and piano 4 hands | Hans Sitt |
| view | Complete | 2 violins, viola and cello | Jakub Kowalewski |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Hans Sitt |
| view | Complete | violin and piano | Lothar Windsperger |
| view | Complete | 2 pianos | Richard Kleinmichel |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | — |
| view | Complete | piano 4 hands | Franz Bendel |
| view | Complete | piano | Franz Bendel |
| view | Cadenzas | — | Sergei Rachmaninoff |
| view | Cadenzas | — | — |
Scores
| Details | Section | Type | Publisher | Date | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Complete | — | Bartholf Senff | 1851 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Kunkel Brothers | 1878 | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | — | J. O. von Prochaźka | 1884 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Ditson | 1904 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | The University Society | 1910 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | — | — | Complete Score (scan) · view |
| view | Complete | — | Costallat | 1917 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Breitkopf und Härtel | 1926 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | M. Rosenthal | 1927 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Polskie Wydawnictwo Muzyczne | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | — | Editio Musica | 1972 | Complete Score (scan) · view Complete Score (lower resolution) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Schuberth & Co. | — | Complete Score · view Flute 1, 2, Piccolo · view Oboe 1, 2 · view Clarinet 1, 2 (B, A), Piccolo Clarinet (E), Clarinet (D) · view Bassoon 1, 2 · view Horn 1, 2, 3, 4 (F) · view Trumpet 1, 2 (D) · view Trombone 1, 2, 3 (Bass), Tuba · view Timpani · view Violins I · view Violins II · view Violas · view Cellos · view Basses · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Bartholf Senff | 1870 | Complete Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for orchestra |
Ellice Partitions | — | Horn 1 (F) · view Horn 2 (F) · view Horn 3 (F) · view Horn 4 (F) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | — | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for theater orchestra |
Carl Fischer | 1913 | Condensed Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for military band |
Carl Fischer | 1896 | Condensed Score · view Complete Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 4 clarinets |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin, cello and piano 4 hands |
Senff | — | Piano Score · view Violin and Cello Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 violins, viola and cello |
— | — | Complete Score and Parts · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Gutheil | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for violin and piano |
Schott | — | Complete Score · view Violin Part · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Bartholf Senff | — | Complete Score (300 dpi) · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for 2 pianos |
Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands | Schuberth & Co. | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Ricordi | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano 4 hands |
Schirmer | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Bartholf Senff | — | Complete Score (incomplete) · view Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
Schuberth & Co. | 1880 | Complete Score · view |
| view | Complete | Arrangement for piano |
P. Jurgenson | — | Complete Score · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement |
Muzgiz | — | Complete Cadenza (TN iii/6) · view |
| view | Cadenzas | Arrangement | Edizioni Suvini Zerboni | — | Simplified Cadenza · view |
Recordings/Performances
| Details | Type | Ensemble | Performers | Arranged for | Files |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| view | Synthesized | — | Simone Renzi (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | Martha Goldstein (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | Jean Laforge (piano) | — | Complete Recording · file |
| view | Synthesized | University of Chicago Orchestra (orchestra) | Barbara Schubert (conductor) | For Orchestra (Müller Burghaus) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | United States Navy Band (performer) | For Military Band (Schmidt-Köthen) | Complete Performance · file |
| view | Synthesized | — | Brent Tucker (piano) | — | Synthesized Recording · file Synthesized Recording · file |
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