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Hungarian Rhapsody No. 8, S.244/8, in F-sharp minor, is the eighth Hungarian Rhapsody composed by Franz Liszt for solo piano. It was composed in 1847 and published in 1853. It has been nicknamed "Capriccio". It utilizes a melody of Hungarian folk song Káka tövén költ a ruca in the slow section. The allegro motif was also used by Liszt in his symphonic poem Hungaria (1856).

A typical performance of the work lasts about six to seven minutes.

Sources of the melodies

The first part of this rhapsody is based on a Gypsy song heard by Liszt in the autumn of 1846, Káka tövén költ a ruca. The second part is based on the middle section of Mark Rózsavölgyi's Víg szeszély csárdás.

References

1. ^ Cummings, Robert. "Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 8 in F sharp minor ("Lento a capriccio"), S. 244/8 (LW A132/8)". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
2. "LISZT, F.: Hungarian Rhapsodies, Vol. 1 (Liszt Complete Piano Music, Vol. 12) (Jandó)". Archived from the original on 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2015-04-11.

External links

• Hungarian Rhapsody No. 8: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project

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No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 (Héroïde-élégiaque) No. 6 No. 7 No. 8 (Capriccio) No. 9 (Pesther Carneval) No. 10 (Preludio) No. 11 No. 12 No. 13 No. 14 No. 15 (Rákóczi-Marsch) No. 16 (Budapest Munkácsy-Festlichkeiten) No. 17 No. 18 (Ungarische Ausstellung in Budapest) No. 19
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