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Liszt, Cziffra
Hungarian Rhapsodies
Genres: Special Interest, Classical

Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
1. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 1 in C sharp minor, S. 244/1 (LW A132/1)
2. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 2 (the 'original' No. 2) in C sharp minor (I & II), S. 244/2 (LW A132/2)
3. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 3 in B flat minor, S. 244/3 (LW A132/3)
4. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 4 in E flat major, S. 244/4 (LW A132/4)
5. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 5 in E minor ('H?ro?de-?l?giaque'), S. 244/5 (LW A132/5)
6. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 6 in D flat major, S. 244/6 (LW A132/6)
7. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 7 in D minor, S. 244/7 (LW A132/7)
8. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 8 in F sharp minor ('Lento a capriccio'), S. 244/8 (LW A132/8)
9. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 9 in E flat major ('Carnival in Pest' I & II), S. 244/9 (LW A132/9)
Track Listings (7) - Disc #2
1. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 10 in E major (I & II), S.244/10 (LW A132/10)
2. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 11 in A minor, S. 244/11 (LW A132/11)
3. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 12 in C sharp minor (aka 'No. 2'), S. 244/12 (LW A132/12)
4. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 13 in A minor, S. 244/13 (LW A132/13)
5. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 14 in F minor, S. 244/14 (LW A132/14)
6. Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 15 in A minor (R?k?czi-Marsch III), S. 244/15 (LW A132/15)
7. Rhapsodie espagnole (Folies d'Espagne et jota aragonesa), for piano, S. 254 (LW A195)

CD Details

All Artists: Liszt, Cziffra
Title: Hungarian Rhapsodies
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics Imports
Original Release Date: 1/1/1956
Re-Release Date: 10/10/2000
Album Type: Import
Genres: Special Interest, Classical
Styles: Marches, Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 724356900325

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CD Reviews

The best? You decide!

11/28/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you want the version of the Hungarian Rhapsodies that has the most sparkling, thunderous and breathtaking virtuosity, I'd say to get this set. Cziffra also seems to have the most fun playing these of any pianist--all the "Tom and Jerry" humor is here. If you want someone who brings out all that's sweet and delicate in the pieces (and there's much that IS sweet and delicate) buy the Michele Campanella version. If you want the best price and a more-than-competent straightforward reading without much individual quirkiness, go for the Jeno Jando set in the complete Liszt series from Naxos. The 19 different pianists version is interesting in places, but with lots of OLD hissing scratchy performances and pairings of pianists and pieces that probably nobody would agree with totally. But by all means avoid the Robert Szidon version unless you want everything that the above versions are NOT: completely idiosyncratic, full of muddy passages, personal cadenzas that distort the spirit of the music, irritations of all sorts."