Franz Liszt's 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies were originally composed for piano, though there are six orchestral transcriptions that correspond to Nos. 14, 2, 6, 12, 5, and 9 of the keyboard versions. They were arranged for orchestra by Franz Doppler, though Liszt participated in their scoring, and they have become enormously popular, especially the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, which has been used frequently in film and television. One problem with the orchestral versions is the loss of virtuosic sparkle and the giddy showmanship ...
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Franz Liszt's 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies were originally composed for piano, though there are six orchestral transcriptions that correspond to Nos. 14, 2, 6, 12, 5, and 9 of the keyboard versions. They were arranged for orchestra by Franz Doppler, though Liszt participated in their scoring, and they have become enormously popular, especially the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, which has been used frequently in film and television. One problem with the orchestral versions is the loss of virtuosic sparkle and the giddy showmanship that made the piano originals so charming and effective, and while the orchestration is functional and competent, Liszt was not as brilliant in writing for the orchestra as he was for his own instrument. Even so, these performances by Liszt authority Martin Haselböck and the Wiener Akademie Orchester have considerable verve and appeal, and where these pieces lack technical flashiness, their infectious melodies carry them all the way. Hasselböck has been active in re-creating the sound...
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