Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - Liszt [Piano Cover]

🌟Comment:
In this advanced PIANO TUTORIAL you can learn HOW TO PLAY Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt. ;)

🌟Fun fact:
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor, S.244/2, is the second in a set of 19 Hungarian Rhapsodies by composer Franz Liszt, and is by far the most famous of the set.

In both the original piano solo form and in the orchestrated version this composition has enjoyed widespread use in animated cartoons. Its themes have also served as the basis of several popular songs.

The piece consists of two distinct sections:

The first is the lassan, with its brief but dramatic introduction. Although beginning on the C-sharp major triad, C-sharp minor is soon established as the home key. From this point on, the composer modulates freely, particularly to the tonic major and the relative major. The mood of the lassan is generally dark and melancholic, although it contains some playful and capricious moments.

The second section is the friska. It opens quietly in the key of F-sharp minor, but on its dominant chord, C-sharp major, recalling a theme from the lassan. The alternating dominant and tonic harmonies quickly increase in volume, the tempo gaining momentum as the Friska's main theme (in F-sharp major) is approached. At this point, the Friska begins its journey of ever-increasing energy and pianistic bravura, still underpinned by alternating tonic and dominant harmonies. Modulations are limited almost exclusively to the dominant (C-sharp major) and the lowered mediant (A major). Before the final whirlwind of sound, a moment of calm prevails in the key of F-sharp minor, recalling another of the lassan's themes, and is followed by the instruction, Cadenza ad lib. Finally, in the key of F-sharp major, there is a crescendo of prestissimo octaves, which ascend and then descend to cover almost the entire range of the keyboard and bringing the Rhapsody to a conclusion.

Liszt planned his choice of keys in a remarkably symmetrical fashion. Although the lassan's principal key is C-sharp minor (with the appropriate key signature used throughout) the work opens on the tonic major chord, C-sharp major. However, by bar 6, the minor tonality is established. This device provides a contrast which intensifies the generally dark and sombre character of the lassan. This procedure is directly reversed in the Friska. Although the principal key of the Friska is F-sharp major, Liszt chooses to begin in the tonic minor key, F-sharp minor, which is sustained until bar 51. For practical reasons of notation (i.e., the prolongation of the tonic minor key), Liszt chooses the key signature of F-sharp minor, until the arrival of the main theme in F-sharp major. This time, the use of the more serious minor tonality is used as a contrast to the arrival of the playful and jubilant main theme of the Friska.

🌟Gear:
Yamaha DGX-650
Synthesia
Stereo Audio Cable
PC

🌟Song:
Composed by Franz Liszt
Tutorial created by Toms Mucenieks

Enjoy! ;)
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[Mituba.]

Liszt with the energetic hands, very impressive that he created this work of art!!

[rayansh]

Me at 1:30 : This is sort of playable so far
Liszt: Hold my beer

[grandbluepianistofthesky]

This is actually the best version of this piece anywhere...

[bobbywillis]

Thank you for just putting the actual recording over the synthesis screen instead of using the horrible synthesis piano sound. This sounds so much better

[sevastiansoso]

😱....THIS LEFT MY JAW OPENED AND MY EYES WIDE WIIIDE OPEN.

[kizu]

People thinks this is impossible, but it's impossible for Tom to learn this in less than a minute, he probably memorised it in 34 seconds.

[heckc]

It's like losing your sanity more and more the further you get into the song

[glorias]

you know you suck at this when a four-fingered cat can play this and you can't

[cosmechav]

Liszt was a guy who definitely liked to show off

[MrAkshatmahajan]

Started learning on 13 dec 2016 I Did it! xD Can Play the whole piece now

[danamagal]

Which hand do you think is harder to play left or right

[benjaminmiller]

Lang Lang plays this like it’s really really really easy.

[hernanmartinez]

0:04 The Legend of Zelda: A Liszt to the Past

[Karlzmarxph]

freddy mercury really got the idea of rhapsody thanks to lizst

[kartiknair]

can you please make tutorial for the rhapsodist by David hicken

[notimportant]

How? Some of those chords are almost a 2 octave stretch?? What kind of monster has hands that big!! I cont only each a 10th and a 11th if I stretch.

[caterinaasaset]

just to cite you: "I'd bet 1.000.000$ you CAN'T play this." am I right?;)

[KylanthDS]

Me: thinks that 00.38 is hard me now: easy

[nkristof]

Csak én vagyok ezzel a számmal így, vagy másnak is a Tom és Jerry jut eszébe erről? :D

[datevo]

This piano song reminds me of Tom and Jerry!