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Hungarian Melodies (S.242)

Composer
Liszt Ferenc
Original / Hungarian title
Magyar dalok (S.242)
Foreign language / English title
Hungarian Melodies (S.242)
Dedication
To Count Leo Festetics (Mov. I to VI)
To Count Casimir Esterházy (Mov. VII)
Year of composition
1840
Type
Instrumental solo
Number of players
1
Instrumentation
pf.
Duration
45 min
Movements, parts
1. Lento
2. Andantino
3. Sehr langsam
4. Animato
5. Tempo giusto
6. Lento
7. Andante cantabile
8. Lento. Tempo marciale
9. Lento. Quasi Presto
10. Adagio sostenuto a capriccio. Allegro vivace
11. Andante sostenuto
Publisher / Source
Edition Haslinger, Vienna 1840, Mov. I to VI (as "Hefte I")
Edition Haslinger, Vienna 1840, Mov. VII (as "Hefte II")
Edition Haslinger, Vienna 1843, Mov. VIII to IX (as "Hefte III")
Edition Haslinger, Vienna 1843, Mov. X to XI (as "Hefte IV")

Editio Musica Budapest 1985, Z. 12903 (Mov. I, II, III, VIII, IX, X)
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Recordings
Hyperion Records CDA66851/2, 1994 - Leslie Howard (pf.)
Remarks, other info
Composed: 1839 - 1840

Mov. IV, V and XI revised as Mov. I, II and III of "Ungarische Nationalmelodien (S.243)" in 1843