Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C# Minor
Jasmine Chater // December 13, 2011
Lento a capriccio the dramatic event
begins in C minor, sharp;
it precedes the Lassan in its order of sense,
and the pedal shifts flow, melancholy and dark
themes soon fade and playful becomes
the cluster of notes in bar nine,
as the main affair of the harmonies hum,
the fifth finger reaching in time.
Gypsy folk song inspires these notes
and captures an essence of passion,
each forte chord then echoes; Liszt wrote
in such pure technical fashion.
Entrancing, demanding, low half-beats then higher
Hungarian chords sing their song of desire.
