Franz Liszt
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp Minor, S. 244/2
Lassan and Friska
Vladimir Horowitz, piano
Duration: 9:01
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Brief AI Commentary
A proud, improvisatory slow section prepares the rhapsody’s famous accelerating dance. Liszt continually delays and then releases momentum, turning folk-inspired material into virtuoso theater.
Horowitz adds dazzling clarity and his own sense of danger. The rapid final pages sound spontaneous even when every accent and change of color is precisely controlled.