Franz Liszt

Trois mélodies hongroises, S. 243

LW A60d · R. 105d · c. 1844

Total duration: 5'

1. D-flat major
2. C-sharp major
3. B-flat major

Liszt often played combinations of the Magyar Dalok (S. 242/1–11; LW A60a; R. 105a) in recitals. One such example is nos. 5, 4 and 11, which was published as the Trois mélodies hongroises (by Bernard Latte) and the Ungarische Nationalmelodien (by Haslinger) (S. 243; LW A60d; R. 105d); these make small changes to the outer pieces and leave the inner piece unchanged. The Haslinger version primarily differs from the Latte version in that it contains short cadenzas in the outer pieces; it also exists in a further, simplified version (S. 243bis; LW A60d; R. 105d).

This collection later formed the basis for the sixth of the Rapsodies hongroises (S. 244/6; LW A132/6; R. 106/6).

Recommended editions

New Liszt Edition (Editio Musica Budapest) · Suppl. 7 · Z. A/B 14502 · ed. Adrienne Kaczmarczyk/Ágnes Sas

1. D-flat major

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 3.5

Trois mélodies hongroises, S. 243; 1. D-flat major

2. C-sharp major

Duration: 1'

Difficulty: 3.5

Trois mélodies hongroises, S. 243; 2. C-sharp major

3. B-flat major

Duration: 3'

Difficulty: 4

Trois mélodies hongroises, S. 243; 3. B-flat major