Rhapsody
Romantic works
Definition
A free-form, episodic single-movement work typically marked by contrasting sections and a heroic or nationalistic character. Often improvisatory in feel despite being fully notated.
Historical Context
Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies popularized the term for piano music, drawing on Romani and Hungarian folk material. Brahms's rhapsodies (Op. 79) are more restrained and Classical in structure. The 20th century saw nationalistic rhapsodies from Enescu, Gershwin, and Bartók.
Works (30)
- Rhapsody in B minor, Op. 79 No. 1 Key B minor
- Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 79 No. 2 Key G minor
- Rhapsody in E-flat major, Op. 119 No. 4 Key E♭ major
- Rhapsody in C major, Op. 11 No. 3 Key C major
- Rhapsody in E-flat minor, Op. 11 No. 4 Key E♭ minor
- Rhapsody in F-sharp minor, Op. 11 No. 2 Key F♯ minor
- Rhapsody in G minor, Op. 11 No. 1 Key G minor
- Rapsodia negra
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in E major, S. 244 Key E major
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 10 in E major, S. 244 Preludio Key E major
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 11 in A minor, S. 244 Key A minor
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 Key C♯ minor
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 13 in A minor, S. 244 Key A minor
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 14 in F minor, S. 244 Key F minor
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15 in A minor, S. 244 Rákóczi March Key A minor
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S. 244 Key C♯ minor
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in B-flat major, S. 244 Key B♭ major
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 4 in E-flat major, S. 244 Key E♭ major
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 5 in E minor, S. 244 Héroïde élégiaque Key E minor
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 in D-flat major, S. 244 Key D♭ major
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 7 in D minor, S. 244 Fernand Key D minor
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 8 in F-sharp minor, S. 244 Capriccio Key F♯ minor
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 9 in E-flat major, S. 244 Pesth Carnival Key E♭ major
- Spanish Rhapsody in C major, S. 254 Key C major
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 16 in A minor, S. 244 Key A minor
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 17 in D minor, S. 244 Key D minor
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 18 in F-sharp minor, S. 244 Key F♯ minor
- Hungarian Rhapsody No. 19 in D minor, S. 244 Key D minor
- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in A minor, Op. 43 Key A minor
- Rhapsody, Op. 5 No. 4 Key F minor