Liszt & Enesco Rhapsodies No. 1
The most famousHungarian Rhapsodyis No. 2--the one that had  Bugs Bunny chasing a mouse up and down the keyboard of his piano. However, if  you like No. 2, you'll like the rest of them. There are about 16 in all, but  only these six also exist in orchestral versions, and they sound very different  from the piano originals. Antal Dorati is simply unbeatable in music like this:  he keeps everything moving in an exciting fashion, gets a disciplined response  from the orchestra, and knows the music like the back of his hand. Mercury's  recording is close-up and colorful, much like the music itself. This is pure  fun, no more, no less.--David Hurwitz