Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15, subtitled Rákóczi March, S.244/15, in A minor, is the fifteenth Hungarian Rhapsody by Franz Liszt. Written in 1853, the rhapsody is based on the Rákóczi March. An average performance of the piece lasts around six minutes.[1]

Structure

The rhapsody is composed of three distinct sections:

• The march (Tempo di Marcia animato) has the melody of the Rákóczi March and is in A minor.
• Un poco meno allegro is a slower section in A Major. A cadenza then leads to the third section.
• The third section is a recapitulation of the march

References

1. Cummings, Robert. "Hungarian Rhapsody, for piano No. 15 in A minor (Rákóczi-Marsch III), S. 244/15 (LW A132/15)". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

External links

• Hungarian Rhapsody No. 15: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project