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A journey to Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a route to the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - one of Franz Liszt's most famous compositions.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch maps a route to Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - one of his most famous compositions. Liszt had a deep love for his native land of Hungary, and gathered a collection of folk melodies which inspired his Hungarian Rhapsodies. On this journey, we'll explore other classical pieces inspired by folk music, including works from Bizet and Grieg, along with displays of virtuosity in music from Vivaldi and Ravi Shankar.

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1 hour, 29 minutes

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Sun 15 Feb 202613:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Georges Bizet

    L'Arlésienne Suite No. 2: Farandole

    Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre. Conductor: Marc Minkowski.
    • Naive.

  • John Playford

    Wallom Green (from the English Dancing Master)

    Performer: Bjarte Eike. Ensemble: Barokksolistene.
    • Rubicon.

  • Edvard Grieg

    19 Norwegian Folk Songs, Op. 66: No. 17, Lullaby

    Performer: Leif Ove Andsnes.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Ruth Crawford Seeger

    Rissolty Rossolty

    Ensemble: Schönberg Ensemble. Conductor: Oliver Knussen.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Scott Joplin

    The Cascades

    Orchestra: The Orchestra Of the Royal Ballet. Conductor: Philip Gammon.
    • CRD Records.

  • Johannes Brahms

    Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.
    • Hungaroton.

  • Béla Bartók

    Contrasts for Clarinet, Violin & Piano, Sz. 111: I. Verbunkos

    Ensemble: Ensemble Villa Musica.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Janós Bihari

    Verbunkos

    Ensemble: Lux Musica. Conductor: Monica Huggett.
    • Kleos Classics.

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 48 in C Major, "Maria Theresia": I. Allegro

    Orchestra: The English Concert. Conductor: Trevor Pinnock.
    • Archiv Produktion.

  • György Kurtág

    Kafka-Fragmente, Op. 24, Teil 1: Die Guten gehn im gleichen Schritt

    Performer: Isabelle Faust. Singer: Anna Prohaska.
    • Harmonia Mundi.

  • György Ligeti

    Sippal, dobbal, nadihegeduvel (Pipes, drums, fiddles): VI. Keserédes

    Singer: Katalin Károlyi. Ensemble: Amadinda Percussion Group.
    • Teldec Classics.

  • Kodály Zoltán

    Intermezzo (from Háry János Suite)

    Orchestra: Budapest Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Iván Fischer.
    • Philips.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Violin Concerto in D major, RV 234 "L'inquietudine"

    Performer: Viktoria Mullova. Ensemble: Il Giardino Armonico. Conductor: Giovanni Antonini.
    • Onyx.

  • Clara Schumann

    Scherzo no.2 in C minor Op.14

    Performer: Isata Kanneh‐Mason.
    • Decca.

  • Traditional Indian

    Raga Simhendra Madhyamam

    Composer: Ravi Shankar.
    • Warner Classics.

  • Johann Strauss II

    Die Fledermaus: Klänge der Heimat (Czardas) (Act 2, No. 10)

    Singer: Renée Fleming. Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: Jeffrey Tate.
    • Decca.

  • Vittorio Monti

    Czardas

    Performer: Lakatos.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.

  • Scott Bradley

    Tom & Jerry

    Orchestra: Philharmonic Wind Orchestra. Conductor: Marc Reift.
    • Marcophon.

  • Franz Liszt

    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-Sharp Minor (Cadenza: Hamelin)

    Performer: Marc‐André Hamelin.
    • Hyperion.

Broadcast

  • Sun 15 Feb 202613:30
    BBC Radio 3