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To: Borges

All of the Hungarian Rhapsodies are wonderful, IMHO. Even if Franz DID derive some of his melodies from existing Gypsy tunes (So did Brahms! LOL)
My favorite version of The Hungarian Rhapsody #2 is the Tome and Jerry Version, and also the Bugs Bunny version! };-)

Les Preludes is nice too, as well as Liebestraum #3.

I grew up with the orchestral version of Hungarian Rhapsody #2, but as a pianist, I now listen to them all for solo piano.


9 posted on 10/21/2011 3:47:46 PM PDT by left that other site (Psalm 122:6)
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To: left that other site

He didn’t hide the fact that he derived those melodies. It was considered an act of homage to that culture.


12 posted on 10/21/2011 3:50:40 PM PDT by Borges
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