🎹 Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
🎭 Emotional Character
Tense and restless, with an edge that refuses to settle — walking at a natural human pace, present and measured throughout, with wide dramatic swings in volume.
📥 Downloads
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
🏆 Advanced Students
🎹 Concert Pianists
🖐 Large Hands
🎼 Scale Technique Focus
🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
11
weeks to performance-ready
A serious study piece — consistent daily practice over several months is realistic.
5hper week
67htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~5h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Advanced
63
/ 100
Challenging - needs solid technique and independence
6,727
Total Notes
0%
Interleaved
4.08
Avg N/Beat
995
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎚 Dynamics
mf
Wide dynamic range (mf avg) - strong expressive control needed
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🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH (Right Hand)
Lower dot = LH (Left Hand)
White dot on black key = sharp/flat note used
📐 Note Range per Hand · Sheet Preview
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | C#1 |
| Highest | C#7 |
| Span | 72 st (6 Oct) |
| Notes | 2,746 |
| Widest leap | 43 st C#1→G#4 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | F#1 |
| Highest | A7 |
| Span | 75 st (6Oct+m3) |
| Notes | 3,981 |
| Widest leap | 48 st C#7→C#3 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 52 semitones (4Oct+M3)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.5 notes · 757 chords
⚠️ 26 stretch chords (>octave)
Right Hand
Max chord span: 40 semitones (3Oct+M3)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.5 notes · 929 chords
⚠️ 14 stretch chords (>octave)
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 15 scale/arpeggio runs requiring thumb crossing.
This piece has extensive running passages — smooth thumb-under technique is essential.
🖐 RH: 11 runs · longest 21 notes
🤚 LH: 4 runs · longest 8 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
11%
Repeated
Only 54 of 500 bars repeat — this piece is largely through-composed with mostly unique material throughout.
Repeated bar
Unique bar
🎯 Suggested Practice Passages
?Each "passage" is 2 consecutive measures (ô nhịp). The algorithm scores every passage by note density and interval leaps, then picks the 3 hardest for focused practice.
The hardest passages in this piece — spend extra time here before running the full piece.
📍 Measures 136–137
Hardest
📍 Measures 177–178
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 179–180
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 on piano?
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 is rated
Advanced
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 63/100.
It was composed by Franz Liszt. This piece requires solid technique including hand independence, dynamics control, and expressive phrasing. The piece runs approximately 8m 19s. It contains 6,727 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
11 weeks
(~67 total practice hours) for a advanced level student.
A serious study piece — consistent daily practice over several months is realistic.
Where can I download the piano sheet music PDF for Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 directly on this page.
The sheet is 18 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2?
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 is suited for
Advanced
level pianists (difficulty score 63/100).
Expect to work on hand independence, dynamics shaping, and nuanced phrasing — this is a serious repertoire piece.
What is the mood or feel of Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2?
Tense and restless, with an edge that refuses to settle — walking at a natural human pace, present and measured throughout, with wide dramatic swings in volume. It belongs to the Piano
· Classical Piano
· Nhạc Piano cổ điển
genre.
The piece is played at 92 BPM.
