So Liszt comes to mind this upcoming school year.

While I may never be "good enough" as they say to be able to play the two pieces featured in this post, maybe by starting small I shall eventually grow into the ability to play Liszt.

The only composer more intimidating to me than Rachmaninoff...okay maybe not quite but Liszt was an obvious piano virtuoso so his pieces reflect such a trend, and naturally that freaks me out slightly.

Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C-sharp minor

good ol' Bugs Bunny, from the cartoon "Rhapsody Rabbit."

For those wanting the "actual" piece in itself, enjoy a recording made by Sergei Rachmaninoff below:


It is a very engaging and audience pleasing piece and one could argue that it has become a staple of performance for serious pianists in the past century, almost as a "look at me" kind of piece. It is dubiously over played in many events but nonetheless it is entertaining.

The other piece is from the same set, the Hungarian Rhapsody No.6 in D-flat Major and is my favorite of the Liszt Hungarian Rhapsodies.


Georges Cziffra performs

Imagine a world without music?

I couldn't.