Lev Oborin plays Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No.2

Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C-sharp minor (S244) is composed in 1847 and dedicated to Count Laszlo Teleky. It was first published as a piano solo in 1851. Its immediate success and popularity on the concert stage soon led to an orchestrated version. Additionally, Liszt arranged a piano duet version in 1874. Most unusual in this composition is the composer’s invitation for the performer to improvise an original Cadenza, although most pianists choose to decline the invitation. ~ Lev Nikolayevich Oborin (1907 - 1974) Russian pianist, composer, conductor. He initially studied with Yelena Gnessin, a pupil of Ferruccio Busoni. At the same time, he studied composition with Alexander Gretchaninov. In 1921, Oborin was accepted into Moscow Conservatory as a student of piano and composition. He completed his piano studies in 1926 under Igumnov. One year later, he won the First Prize in the first International Frederic Chopin Competition in Warsaw. Until 1945 he performed exclusively in Russia and taught at t