Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2

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Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C♯ minor, S.244/2, is the second in a set of 19 such rhapsodies for piano solo by Franz Liszt. Composed in 1847, it is perhaps the most famous of the set, which was published four years later. In 1860, together with Franz Doppler, the composer orchestrated the work (shifting its key up to D minor) along with five others from the nineteen, and these orchestrations were published in 1875. In both its original and orchestrated versions, the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 has enjoyed much use in animated cartoons and its themes have been the basis of several songs.

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