The present volume contains the free arrangements and fantasias Liszt composed in the second half of the 1830s, which demonstrate not only the breadth of the now mature, celebrated piano virtuosoÝs concert repertoire but also his skills as a composer. In the Trois morceaux de salon with which the volume begins, the themes of the first two pieces are taken from Swiss and Spanish melodies, while those of the third piece are from Giovanni Pacini’s opera Niobe. This ‘trilogy’ is followed by melodies from the latest and most successful grand operas by Bellini, Donizetti, Meyerbeer and Mercadante premiered in Milan and Paris, in fantasias based on I puritani, Lucia di Lammermoor, Les Huguenots and Il giuramento (‘The Oath’). The latter is a particularly interesting feature of the volume, since to the best of our knowledge this piece has so far never appeared in print. As usual, the volume is published in two versions: in blue linen binding (A 8767), or boards (B 8767). The linen-bound edition contains a detailed description of the sources, together with critical notes.   

1.X. Rhapsodie hongroiseR. 106, SW 244, NG2 A1322.XI. Rhapsodie hongroiseR. 106, SW 244, NG2 A1323.XII. Rhapsodie hongroiseR. 106, SW 244, NG2 A1324.XIII. Rhapsodie hongroiseR. 106, SW 244, NG2 A1325.XIV. Rhapsodie hongroiseR. 106, SW 244, NG2 A1326.XV. Rhapsodie hongroise Rákóczi-MarschR. 106, SW 244, NG2 A1327.XVI. Magyar rhapsodia – Ungarische Rhapsodie Nr. XVIR. 106, SW 244, NG2 A1328.XVII. Rhapsodie hongroiseR. 106, SW 244, NG2 A1329.XVIII. Magyar rhapsodiaR. 106, SW 244, NG2 A13210.XIX. Rhapsodie hongroise – Ungarische Rhapsodie Nr. XIXR. 106, SW 244, NG2 A132